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ArticleThe British journal of ophthalmology2004

Mouse genetic corneal disease resulting from transgenic insertional mutagenesis.

J S Ramalho, K Gregory-Evans, C Huxley, M C Seabra

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Article in The British journal of ophthalmology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J S RamalhoCentre of Ophthalmology-University of Coimbra, Biomedical Institute for Research in Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal.
K Gregory-Evans
C Huxley
M C Seabra
Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsTo report the generation of a new mouse model for a genetically determined corneal abnormality that occurred in transgenesis experiments.

methodsTransgenic mice expressing mutant forms of Rab27a, a GTPase that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of choroideremia, were generated.

resultsOnly one transgenic line (T27aT15) exhibited an unexpected eye phenotype. T27aT15 mice developed corneal opacities, usually unilateral, and cataracts, resulting in some cases in phthisical eyes. Histologically, the corneal stroma was thickened and vacuolated, and both epithelium and endothelium were thinned. The posterior segment of the eye was also affected with abnormal pigmentation, vessel narrowing, and abnormal leakage of dye upon angiography but was histologically normal.

conclusionEye abnormality in T27aT15 mice results from random insertional mutagenesis of the transgene as it was only observed in one line. The corneal lesion observed in T27aT15 mice most closely resembles posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy and might result from the disruption of the equivalent mouse locus.

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Models, AnimalMutagenesis, InsertionalAnimalsCorneal Dystrophies, HereditaryFluorescein AngiographyFundus OculiMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhenotyperab27 GTP-Binding Proteinsrab GTP-Binding ProteinsRab27a protein, mouserab27 GTP-Binding Proteinsrab GTP-Binding Proteins

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PMID14977782
PMCPMC1772060
OpenAlexW2082375672

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