UBIAD1 Mutation Alters a Mitochondrial Prenyltransferase to Cause Schnyder Corneal Dystrophy

BACKGROUND: Mutations in a novel gene, UBIAD1, were recently found to cause the autosomal dominant eye disease Schnyder corneal dystrophy (SCD). SCD is characterized by an abnormal deposition of cholesterol and phospholipids in the cornea resulting in progressive corneal opacification and visual los...

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Autores principales: Nickerson, Michael L., Kostiha, Brittany N., Brandt, Wolfgang, Fredericks, William, Xu, Ke-Ping, Yu, Fu-Shin, Gold, Bert, Chodosh, James, Goldberg, Marc, Lu, Da Wen, Yamada, Masakazu, Tervo, Timo M., Grutzmacher, Richard, Croasdale, Chris, Hoeltzenbein, Maria, Sutphin, John, Malkowicz, S. Bruce, Wessjohann, Ludger, Kruth, Howard S., Dean, Michael, Weiss, Jayne S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20505825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010760

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