Brittany Carr

Jun 3, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Brittany Carr |Dominic Skitsko |Jun Song |Zixuan Li

AbstractMutations in the PROMININ-1 (PROM1) gene are associated with inherited, non-syndromic vision loss. Here, we used CRISPR/Cas9 to induce truncating prom1-null mutations in Xenopus laevis to create a disease model. We then tracked progression of retinal degeneration in these animals from the ages of 6 weeks to 3 years old.

Oct 26, 2023 | flipboard.com | Brittany Carr

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