Search Results - "Bakall, B."
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Non-exomic and synonymous variants in ABCA4 are an important cause of Stargardt disease
Published in Human molecular genetics (20-12-2013)“…Mutations in ABCA4 cause Stargardt disease and other blinding autosomal recessive retinal disorders. However, sequencing of the complete coding sequence in…”
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Enhanced accumulation of A2E in individuals homozygous or heterozygous for mutations in BEST1 ( VMD2)
Published in Experimental eye research (01-07-2007)“…Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BMD) is an autosomal dominant inherited macular degenerative disease caused by mutations in the gene BEST1 (formerly VMD2)…”
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The mutation spectrum of the bestrophin protein : functional implications
Published in Human genetics (01-05-1999)“…Best's macular dystrophy (BMD), also known as vitelliform macular degeneration type 2 (VMD2; OMIM 153700), is an autosomal dominant form of macular…”
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Best's vitelliform macular dystrophy caused by a new mutation (Val89Ala) in the VMD2 gene
Published in Ophthalmic genetics (01-06-2001)“…Purpose: To describe the clinical phenotype in a family with Best's vitelliform macular dystrophy (BMD) and a new mutation (Val89Ala) in the VMD2 gene…”
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Clinical expression of Best's vitelliform macular dystrophy in Swedish families with mutations in the bestrophin gene
Published in Ophthalmic genetics (1999)“…Objective: To examine the clinical phenotype of three Swedish families with Best's vitelliform macular dystrophy (BMD) and three different mutations in the…”
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Anticipation of autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia with hypogonadism
Published in Muscle & nerve (01-12-1996)“…A large Swedish family with members affected by progressive external ophthalmoplegia with hypogonadism were followed‐up and reviewed. Hypogonadism included…”
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Expression of bestrophin-1, the product of the VMD2 gene, modulates voltage-dependent Ca²⁺ channels in retinal pigment epithelial cells
Published in The FASEB journal (01-01-2006)“…Mutations in the VMD2 gene cause Best's disease, an inherited form of macular degeneration. The reduction in the light‐peak amplitude in the patient's…”
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Identification of the gene responsible for Best macular dystrophy
Published in Nature genetics (01-07-1998)“…Best macular dystrophy (BMD), also known as vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD2; OMIM 153700), is an autosomal dominant form of macular degeneration…”
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Comparison of microbiology and visual outcomes of patients undergoing small-gauge and 20-gauge vitrectomy for endophthalmitis
Published in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (01-01-2016)“…The role of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for endophthalmitis has evolved over recent decades but the literature is lacking on comparisons between small-gauge…”
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Expression and Localization of Bestrophin during Normal Mouse Development
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-08-2003)“…Best macular dystrophy is caused by mutations in the VMD2 gene, which encodes the protein bestrophin. The purpose of this study was to determine the postnatal…”
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A Model of Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy in Rats
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-10-2004)“…The VMD2 gene, mutated in Best macular dystrophy (BMD) encodes bestrophin, a 68-kDa basolateral plasma membrane protein expressed in retinal pigment epithelial…”
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Expression of bestrophin-1, the product of the VMD2 gene, modulates voltage-dependent Ca super(2+) channels in retinal pigment epithelial cells
Published in The FASEB journal (01-01-2006)“…Mutations in the VMD2 gene cause Best's vitelliform macular degeneration. The gene product of VMD2, bestrophin-1, has been described as a Ca…”
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