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USH2A-retinopathy: From genetics to therapeutics.
Experimental eye research - 1 Dec 2020
Toualbi Lyes, Toms Maria, Moosajee Mariya
Abstract excerpt
Bilallelic variants in the USH2A gene can cause Usher syndrome type 2 and non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa. In both disorders, the retinal phenotype involves progressive rod photoreceptor loss resulting in nyctalopia and a constricted visual field, followed by subsequent cone degeneration, leading to the loss of central vision and severe visual impairment. The USH2A gene raises many challenges for researchers...
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