Chronically shortened rod outer segments accompany photoreceptor cell death in Choroideremia.

X-linked choroideremia (CHM) is a disease characterized by gradual retinal degeneration caused by loss of the Rab Escort Protein, REP1. Despite partial compensation by REP2 the disease is characterized by prenylation defects in multiple members of the Rab protein family that are master regulators of...

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Main Authors: Ingrid P Meschede, Thomas Burgoyne, Tanya Tolmachova, Miguel C Seabra, Clare E Futter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242284