Giving in to the blues

被引:19
作者
Cepko, C [1 ]
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[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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10.1038/72887
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The molecular players that direct the development of mammalian photoreceptors are slowly coming into focus. A study that elucidates the cause of enhanced S-cone syndrome, a disorder that may be caused by a distortion of retinal cell fate, reveals one such factor—although questions about its effects remain.
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