An article just published in the Journal of Hewredity reports the identification of a cat pedigree carrying a mutation in the CEP290 gene. These cats exhibit retinal degeneration transmitted with a recessive pattern. Until this discovery, only a mouse model for CEP290 was available, the RD16 mouse. The identification of a large animal model for human retinal blindness offers considerable promise in developing gene-based therapies.
Friday, May 18, 2007
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