Neurobiology of Disease Visual Impairment in the Absence of Dystroglycan
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Jakob S. Satz,1,2,3,4 Alisdair R. Philp,1,6 Huy Nguyen,5 Hajime Kusano,1,2,3,4 Jane Lee,1,2,3,4 Rolf Turk,1,2,3,4 Megan J. Riker,6 Jasmine Hernández,6 Robert M. Weiss,4 Michael G. Anderson,2,6 Robert F. Mullins,6 Steven A. Moore,5 Edwin M. Stone,1,6 and Kevin P. Campbell1,2,3,4 1Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Departments of 2Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, 3Neurology, 4Internal Medicine, 5Pathology, and 6Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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