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Progressive degeneration of the retina in Loxl3 mutant mouse model of Stickler syndrome.
Developmental biology - 1 Mar 2023
Liu Ziyi, Mo Fan, Dong Xinyu, Chen Ge, Gao Jiangang, Zhang Jian
Abstract excerpt
Stickler syndrome is a multisystem collagenopathy with affected individuals exhibiting a high rate of ocular complications. Lysyl oxidase-like 3 (LOXL3) is a human disease gene candidate with a critical role in catalyzing collagen crosslinking. A homozygous missense variant of LOXL3 was reported in Stickler syndrome with severe myopia. However, the underlying mechanisms of the LOXL3 missense mutation that causes...
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