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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Lydia Michaut
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-3249 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 20061001 12
RPE65 is the retinal isomerase essential for conversion of all-trans-retinyl ester to 11-cis-retinol in the visual cycle. Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA), an autosomal recessive form of RP resulting in blindness, is commonly caused by mutations in the Rpe65 gene. Whereas the molecular mechanisms by which these mutations contribute to retinal disease remain largely unresolved, affected patients show marked RPE damage and photoreceptor degeneration. We evaluated gene expression in Rpe65-/- mous ...[more]