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Molecular Biology of Retinitis Pigmentosa: Therapeutic Implications.
2004-12-01
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of retinodegenerative diseases caused by mutations or deletions in over one hundred different genes. These mutations ultimately lead to blindness of those affected by the disease. A number of therapeutic approaches are currently under study and these are primarily directed to block or, if possible, to revert the effects of the mutations that cause photoreceptor cell apoptosis. A the...
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- 1ae8bacf-c75f-5966-b1d7-2c69f93e467e
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- 10.2174/1570160043377376