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CDHR1-associated retinal degeneration: Clinical phenotypes and therapeutic approaches.
Progress in retinal and eye research - 1 Sept 2026
Narayan Akshay R, Charbel Issa Peter, Yusuf Imran H, MacLaren Robert E
Abstract excerpt
CDHR1 is a recently identified cause of autosomal recessive retinal degeneration manifesting as three distinct clinical phenotypes: macular dystrophy, cone-rod dystrophy or retinitis pigmentosa. In this review, we summarise the discovery and characterisation of CDHR1, clinical phenotypes, natural history and therapeutic approaches including gene supplementation and CRISPR gene editing. CDHR1 is a non-classical...
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- Humans
- Animals
- Phenotype
- Genetic Therapy
- Cadherin Related Proteins
- Cadherins
- Retinal Degeneration
