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Shedding light on myopia by studying complete congenital stationary night blindness.
Progress in retinal and eye research - 1 Mar 2023
Zeitz Christina, Roger Jérome E, Audo Isabelle, Michiels Christelle, Sánchez-Farías Nuria, Varin Juliette, Frederiksen Helen, Wilmet Baptiste, Callebert Jacques, Gimenez Marie-Laure, Bouzidi Nassima, Blond Frederic, Guilllonneau Xavier, Fouquet Stéphane, Léveillard Thierry, Smirnov Vasily, Vincent Ajoy, Héon Elise, Sahel José-Alain, Kloeckener-Gruissem Barbara, Sennlaub Florian, Morgans Catherine W, Duvoisin Robert M, Tkatchenko Andrei V, Picaud Serge
Abstract excerpt
Myopia is the most common eye disorder, caused by heterogeneous genetic and environmental factors. Rare progressive and stationary inherited retinal disorders are often associated with high myopia. Genes implicated in myopia encode proteins involved in a variety of biological processes including eye morphogenesis, extracellular matrix organization, visual perception, circadian rhythms, and retinal signaling....
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