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Rapamycin slows aging in mice by Wilkinson, John E., Burmeister, Lisa, Brooks, Susan V., Chan, Chi‐Chao, Friedline, Sabrina, Harrison, David E., Hejtmancik, James F., Nadon, Nancy, Strong, Randy, Wood, Lauren K., Woodward, Maria A., Miller, Richard A.

“…Summary Rapamycin increases lifespan in mice, but whether this represents merely inhibition of lethal neoplastic diseases, or an overall slowing in multiple…”
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EPHA2 polymorphisms and age-related cataract in India by Sundaresan, Periasamy, Ravindran, Ravilla D, Vashist, Praveen, Shanker, Ashwini, Nitsch, Dorothea, Talwar, Badrinath, Maraini, Giovanni, Camparini, Monica, Nonyane, Bareng Aletta S, Smeeth, Liam, Chakravarthy, Usha, Hejtmancik, James F, Fletcher, Astrid E

“…We investigated whether previously reported single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of EPHA2 in European studies are associated with cataract in India. We…”
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Evaluation of Genetic Polymorphisms in Clusterin and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Genes in South Indian Individuals with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome by Dubey, Sushil K., Hejtmancik, James F., Krishnadas, Subbaiah R., Sharmila, Rajendrababu, Haripriya, Aravind, Sundaresan, Periasamy

“…Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the potential association of genetic variants across clusterin (CLU) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)…”
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Characterization of novel RS1 exonic deletions in juvenile X-linked retinoschisis by D'Souza, Leera, Cukras, Catherine, Antolik, Christian, Craig, Candice, Lee, Ji-Yun, He, Hong, Li, Shibo, Smaoui, Nizar, Hejtmancik, James F, Sieving, Paul A, Wang, Xinjing

“…X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) is a vitreoretinal dystrophy characterized by schisis (splitting) of the inner layers of the neuroretina. Mutations…”
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Five novel mutations of the FRMD7 gene in Chinese families with X-linked infantile nystagmus by Li, Ningdong, Wang, Liming, Cui, Lihong, Zhang, Li, Dai, Suzhen, Li, Hongyan, Chen, Xia, Zhu, Lina, Hejtmancik, James F, Zhao, Kanxing

“…Infantile nystagmus (IN) is an inherited disorder characterized by bilateral ocular oscillatory movements. Recently, mutations in FRMD7 were found to be…”
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Identification and functional clustering of global gene expression differences between human age-related cataract and clear lenses by Hawse, John R, Hejtmancik, James F, Huang, Quingling, Sheets, Nancy L, Hosack, Douglas A, Lempicki, Richard A, Horwitz, Joseph, Kantorow, Marc

“…Age-related cataract is a multi-factorial disease with a poorly understood etiology. Numerous studies provide evidence that the human eye lens has evolved…”
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Identification of novel missense mutations in the Norrie disease gene associated with one X-linked and four sporadic cases of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy by Shastry, Barkur S., Hejtmancik, James F., Trese, Michael T.

“…X‐linked Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy (XLFEVR) is a hereditary eye disorder that affects both the retina and the vitreous body. It is characterized by…”
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Usher syndrome clinical types I and II: Could ocular symptoms and signs differentiate between the two types? by Tsilou, Ekaterini T., Rubin, Benjamin I., Caruso, Rafael C., Reed, George F., Pikus, Anita, Hejtmancik, James F., Iwata, Fumino, Redman, Joy B., Kaiser‐Kupfer, Muriel I.

“…Purpose:  Usher syndrome types I and II are clinical syndromes with substantial genetic and clinical heterogeneity. We undertook the current study in order to…”
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Evidence for Genetic Heterogeneity in X-Linked Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy by Shastry, Barkur S., Liu, Xuyang, Hejtmancik, James F., Plager, David A., Trese, Michael T.

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Linkage mapping of a large Colombian family segregating for X linked retinoschisis: refinement of the chromosomal location by Shastry, B S, Hejtmancik, J F, Rodriguez, A, Rodriguez, F, Tamayo, M L

“…Juvenile X linked retinoschisis (RS) is a bilateral vitreoretinal dystrophy that develops early in life. Previous linkage studies have localised the RS gene to…”
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Linkage and Candidate Gene Analysis of X-Linked Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy by Shastry, Barkur S., Hejtmancik, James F., Plager, David A., Hartzer, Michael K., Trese, Michael T.

“…Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a hereditary eye disorder characterized by avascularity of the peripheral retina, retinal exudates, tractional…”
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Localization of cells containing LHRH-like mRNA in rat forebrain using in situ hybridization by Shivers, B D, Harlan, R E, Hejtmancik, J F, Conn, P M, Pfaff, D W

“…Using in situ hybridization, we localized cells in the rat forebrain which contain mRNA that hybridizes with a radiolabeled, synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotide…”
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