Analysis of the Gene and Protein Causing Best Macular Dystrophy

Analysis of the Gene and Protein Causing Best Macular Dystrophy

Best macular dystrophy (BMD) is an autosomal dominant inherited eye disease with a juvenile onset. Accumulation of the pigment lipofuscin in the retinal pigment epithelium can later cause macular degeneration and loss of vision. BMD have histopathologic similarities with age-related macular degenera...

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Main Author: Bakall, Benjamin
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för genetik och patologi 2003
Subjects:
Genetics
VMD2
bestrophin
macular degenration
mutation analysis
Genetik
Clinical genetics
Klinisk genetik
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