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A spontaneous nonhuman primate model of inherited retinal degeneration.
JCI insight - 23 Jun 2025
Yi Wei, Xu Mingming, Xue Ying, Cao Yingxue, Yang Ziqi, Zhou Lingli, Zhou Yang, Shi Le, Mai Xiaomei, Sun Zehui, Qing Wenjie, Li Yuying, Qing Aolun, Zhang Kaiwen, Ou Lechun, Chen Shoudeng, Duh Elia J, Liu Xialin
Abstract excerpt
Inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) are important causes of progressive, irreversible blindness. Hereditary macular diseases, in particular, are significant in their effect on the specialized, central cone photoreceptor-rich macula responsible for high resolution vision. Autosomal dominant Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BVMD), caused by variants in the BEST1 gene, is one of the most common inherited...
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