Search Results - "Allikmets, Rando"
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The human ATP‐binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily
Published in Human mutation (01-09-2022)“…The ATP‐binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily comprises membrane proteins that efflux various substrates across extra‐ and intracellular membranes…”
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Clinical spectrum, genetic complexity and therapeutic approaches for retinal disease caused by ABCA4 mutations
Published in Progress in retinal and eye research (01-11-2020)“…The ABCA4 protein (then called a “rim protein”) was first identified in 1978 in the rims and incisures of rod photoreceptors. The corresponding gene, ABCA4,…”
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Photoreceptor cells as a source of fundus autofluorescence in recessive Stargardt disease
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (01-01-2019)“…Bisretinoid fluorophores form in photoreceptor outer segments from nonenzymatic reactions of vitamin A aldehyde. The short‐wavelength autofluorescence (SW‐AF)…”
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Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of Childhood-Onset Stargardt Disease
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-02-2015)“…Purpose To describe the clinical and molecular characteristics of patients with childhood-onset Stargardt disease (STGD). Design Retrospective case series…”
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Serine and Lipid Metabolism in Macular Disease and Peripheral Neuropathy
Published in The New England journal of medicine (10-10-2019)“…Macular telangiectasia is an etiologically complex phenotype. This study used a combination of approaches to identify both genetic and environmental risk…”
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Deep Scleral Exposure: A Degenerative Outcome of End-Stage Stargardt Disease
Published in American journal of ophthalmology (01-11-2018)“…To describe a distinct phenotypic outcome of outer retinal degeneration in a cohort of genetically confirmed patients with recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1)…”
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Flecks in Recessive Stargardt Disease: Short-Wavelength Autofluorescence, Near-Infrared Autofluorescence, and Optical Coherence Tomography
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-07-2015)“…We evaluated the incongruous observation whereby flecks in recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1) can exhibit increased short-wavelength autofluorescence (SW-AF)…”
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A Drosophila Genetic Resource of Mutants to Study Mechanisms Underlying Human Genetic Diseases
Published in Cell (25-09-2014)“…Invertebrate model systems are powerful tools for studying human disease owing to their genetic tractability and ease of screening. We conducted a mosaic…”
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Genetic landscape of 6089 inherited retinal dystrophies affected cases in Spain and their therapeutic and extended epidemiological implications
Published in Scientific reports (15-01-2021)“…Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), defined by dysfunction or progressive loss of photoreceptors, are disorders characterized by elevated heterogeneity, both at…”
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Rare and common variants in ROM1 and PRPH2 genes trans-modify Stargardt/ABCA4 disease
Published in PLoS genetics (30-03-2022)“…Over 1,500 variants in the ABCA4 locus cause phenotypes ranging from severe, early-onset retinal degeneration to very late-onset maculopathies. The resulting…”
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Spectrum of Disease Severity and Phenotype in Choroideremia Carriers
Published in American journal of ophthalmology (01-11-2019)“…To characterize and bring awareness to the disease spectrum of female choroideremia patients, as severity can vary from mild to severe disease, comparable to…”
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Quantitative Fundus Autofluorescence Distinguishes ABCA4 -Associated and Non– ABCA4 -Associated Bull's-Eye Maculopathy
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-02-2015)“…Purpose Quantitative fundus autofluorescence (qAF) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) were performed in patients with bull's-eye…”
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The Rapid-Onset Chorioretinopathy Phenotype of ABCA4 Disease
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-01-2018)“…To characterize patients affected by a uniquely severe, rapid-onset chorioretinopathy (ROC) phenotype of ABCA4 disease. Comparative cohort study. Sixteen…”
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Variation in factor B ( BF ) and complement component 2 ( C2 ) genes is associated with age-related macular degeneration
Published in Nature genetics (01-04-2006)“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common form of irreversible blindness in developed countries. Variants in the factor H gene (CFH, also known…”
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Analysis of the ABCA4 genomic locus in Stargardt disease
Published in Human molecular genetics (20-12-2014)“…Autosomal recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1, MIM 248200) is caused by mutations in the ABCA4 gene. Complete sequencing of ABCA4 in STGD patients identifies…”
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Genome-wide association study of advanced age-related macular degeneration identifies a role of the hepatic lipase gene (LIPC)
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (20-04-2010)“…Advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of late onset blindness. We present results of a genome-wide association study of 979…”
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A case–control collapsing analysis identifies retinal dystrophy genes associated with ophthalmic disease in patients with no pathogenic ABCA4 variants
Published in Genetics in medicine (01-10-2019)“…Purpose Variants in the ABCA4 gene are causal for a variety of retinal dystrophy phenotypes, including Stargardt disease (STGD1). However, 15% of patients who…”
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Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies CRB1 Defect in an Unusual Maculopathy Phenotype
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-09-2014)“…Objective To report a new phenotype caused by mutations in the CRB1 gene in a family with 2 affected siblings. Design Molecular genetics and observational case…”
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The external limiting membrane in early-onset Stargardt disease
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (02-10-2014)“…To describe pathologic changes of the external limiting membrane (ELM) in young patients with early-onset Stargardt (STGD1) disease. Twenty-six STGD1 patients…”
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