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Insights into Retinal Development Using Live Imaging in Female Carriers of Choroideremia. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina Wert, K. J., Bakall, B., Bassuk, A. G., Tsang, S. H., Mahajan, V. B. 2019; 50 (5): e158-e162

Abstract

Lineage tracing can provide key insights into the development of tissues, such as the retina. Yet it is not possible to manipulate human cells during embryogenesis. The authors observed a distinct phenotype in female carriers of X-linked disorders, in particular, carriers of choroideremia caused by mutations in CHM, encoding Rab escort protein-1. The authors found that X chromosome inactivation provides a method for retinal lineage tracing in human patients. Live imaging of female carriers displays a developmental pattern that is different within the peripheral retina compared with the posterior retina and provides important insights into the development and migration of retinal cells. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2019;50:e158-e162.].

View details for DOI 10.3928/23258160-20190503-15

View details for PubMedID 31100169