ABCA4 structure-function relationships : role in Stargardt disease and related retinal degenerative diseases

ABCA4, also known as ABCR or the rim protein, is a member of the family of ATP binding cassette (ABC) proteins expressed in rod and cone photoreceptors. Mutations in ABCA4 have been linked to Stargardt macular degeneration and related retinal degenerative diseases and implicated in the transport of...

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Main Author: Zhong, Ming
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7111