Foxg1-Cre Mediated Lrp2 Inactivation in the Developing Mouse Neural Retina, Ciliary and Retinal Pigment Epithelia Models Congenital High Myopia.

Myopia is a common ocular disorder generally due to increased axial length of the eye-globe. Its extreme form high myopia (HM) is a multifactorial disease leading to retinal and scleral damage, visual impairment or loss and is an important health issue. Mutations in the endocytic receptor LRP2 gene...

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Main Authors: Olivier Cases, Antoine Joseph, Antoine Obry, Mathieu D Santin, Sirine Ben-Yacoub, Michel Pâques, Sabine Amsellem-Levera, Ana Bribian, Manuel Simonutti, Sébastien Augustin, Thomas Debeir, José Alain Sahel, Annabel Christ, Fernando de Castro, Stéphane Lehéricy, Pascal Cosette, Renata Kozyraki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4480972?pdf=render