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Retinal pigment epithelium abnormalities in mice with adenomatous polyposis coli gene disruption.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 May 1997
Marcus D M, Rustgi A K, Defoe D, Brooks S E, McCormick R S, Thompson T P, Edelmann W, Kucherlapati R, Smith S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine eyes from mice with targeted adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene disruption to determine if retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) abnormalities replicate the human counterpart. METHODS: Thirty-two eyes from 16 mice heterozygous for APC gene disruption (chain-termination mutation in codon 1638 of exon 15) and 12 control eyes were examined by light microscopy. RESULTS: Fifteen of 32 eyes from 12...
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