Targeting the vascular-specific phosphatase PTPRB protects against retinal ganglion cell loss in a pre-clinical model of glaucoma

Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) due to insufficient aqueous humor outflow through the trabecular meshwork and Schlemm’s canal (SC) is the most important risk factor for glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide. We previously reported loss of function mutations in the receptor tyrosine ki...

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Main Authors: Benjamin R Thomson, Isabel A Carota, Tomokazu Souma, Saily Soman, Dietmar Vestweber, Susan E Quaggin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-10-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
TEK
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/48474