Search Results - "WINDSOR, A. M"
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Human gene therapy for RPE65 isomerase deficiency activates the retinoid cycle of vision but with slow rod kinetics
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (30-09-2008)“…The RPE65 gene encodes the isomerase of the retinoid cycle, the enzymatic pathway that underlies mammalian vision. Mutations in RPE65 disrupt the retinoid…”
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ABCA4 disease progression and a proposed strategy for gene therapy
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-03-2009)“…Autosomal recessive retinal diseases caused by mutations in the ABCA4 gene are being considered for gene replacement therapy. All individuals with…”
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Normal Central Retinal Function and Structure Preserved in Retinitis Pigmentosa
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-02-2010)“…To determine whether normal function and structure, as recently found in forms of Usher syndrome, also occur in a population of patients with nonsyndromic…”
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Identifying Photoreceptors in Blind Eyes Caused by RPE65 Mutations: Prerequisite for Human Gene Therapy Success
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-04-2005)“…Mutations in RPE65, a gene essential to normal operation of the visual (retinoid) cycle, cause the childhood blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis…”
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Human cone photoreceptor dependence on RPE65 isomerase
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-09-2007)“…The visual (retinoid) cycle, the enzymatic pathway that regenerates chromophore after light absorption, is located primarily in the retinal pigment epithelium…”
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Human RPE65 gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis: persistence of early visual improvements and safety at 1 year
Published in Human gene therapy (01-09-2009)“…Human gene therapy with rAAV2-vector was performed for the RPE65 form of childhood blindness called Leber congenital amaurosis. In three contemporaneous…”
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Defining the Residual Vision in Leber Congenital Amaurosis Caused by RPE65 Mutations
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-05-2009)“…To quantify the residual vision in Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) caused by RPE65 mutations. Patients with RPE65-LCA (n = 30; ages, 4-55) were studied using…”
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Vision 1 Year after Gene Therapy for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis
Published in The New England journal of medicine (13-08-2009)“…To the Editor: Leber's congenital amaurosis, a common cause of blindness in infants and children, 1 recently became the first human genetic retinal disease to…”
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Retinal Laminar Architecture in Human Retinitis Pigmentosa Caused by Rhodopsin Gene Mutations
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-04-2008)“…To determine the underlying retinal micropathology in subclasses of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP) caused by rhodopsin (RHO) mutations…”
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Remodeling of the Human Retina in Choroideremia: Rab Escort Protein 1 (REP-1) Mutations
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-09-2006)“…To characterize in detail the disease expression in choroideremia (CHM), a blinding X-linked disease of the retina caused by loss-of-function mutations in Rab…”
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Photoreceptor Layer Topography in Children with Leber Congenital Amaurosis Caused by RPE65 Mutations
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-10-2008)“…To study the topography of photoreceptor loss early in the course of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) caused by RPE65 mutations. Young patients with RPE65-LCA…”
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Disease Boundaries in the Retina of Patients with Usher Syndrome Caused by MYO7A Gene Mutations
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-04-2009)“…To study retinal microstructure in Usher Syndrome type 1B (USH1B) caused by MYO7A mutations as a prelude to treatment initiatives. Patients with MYO7A-USH1B…”
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Inner Retinal Abnormalities in X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa with RPGR Mutations
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-10-2007)“…To investigate in vivo the retinal microstructure in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) caused by RPGR mutations as a prelude to treatment initiatives for…”
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CERKL Mutations Cause an Autosomal Recessive Cone-Rod Dystrophy with Inner Retinopathy
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-12-2009)“…To define the phenotype of the retinal degeneration associated with mutations in the CERKL gene. Six patients (ages, 26-54 years) from three unrelated families…”
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Embedding Graduate Attributes at the Inception of a Chemistry Major in a Bachelor of Science
Published in Journal of chemical education (09-12-2014)“…Future employers increasingly require work-ready graduates. Higher education institutions throughout the world have responded through reforming the curriculum…”
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Retinal Disease in Usher Syndrome III Caused by Mutations in the Clarin-1 Gene
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-06-2008)“…To determine the retinal phenotype of Usher syndrome type III (USH3A) caused by clarin-1 (CLRN1) gene mutations in a non-Finnish population. Patients with…”
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Retinal Disease Expression in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome-1 (BBS1) Is a Spectrum from Maculopathy to Retina-Wide Degeneration
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-11-2006)“…To define the retinal phenotype in patients with the Bardet-Biedl syndrome and mutations in the BBS1 gene. Ten patients (age range, 16-48 years), representing…”
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RDH12 and RPE65, Visual Cycle Genes Causing Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Differ in Disease Expression
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-01-2007)“…Human blindness caused by mutation of visual cycle genes has been discussed as potentially treatable by retinoid replacement either through gene transfer or…”
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Macular Pigment and Lutein Supplementation in ABCA4-Associated Retinal Degenerations
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-03-2007)“…To determine macular pigment (MP) optical density (OD) in patients with ABCA4-associated retinal degenerations (ABCA4-RD) and the response of MP and vision to…”
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Impairment of the Transient Pupillary Light Reflex in Rpe65-/- Mice and Humans with Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-04-2004)“…To determine the impairment of the transient pupillary light reflex (TPLR) due to severe retinal dysfunction and degeneration in a murine model of Leber…”
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