An ENU-induced mutation in the Mertk gene (Mertknmf12) leads to a slow form of retinal degeneration.

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Published in Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci on July 01, 2011

Authors

Dennis M Maddox1, Wanda L Hicks, Douglas Vollrath, Matthew M LaVail, Jürgen K Naggert, Patsy M Nishina

Author Affiliations

1: Nishina Laboratory, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA.

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