Dystrophin expression in the human retina is required for normal function as defined by electroretinography

De Ann M. Pillers; Dennis E. Bulman; Richard G. Weleber; Dayle A. Sigesmund; Maria A. Musarella; Berkley R. Powell; William H. Murphey; Carol Westall; Carole Panton; Laurence E. Becker; Ronald G. Worton; Peter N. Ray

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Dystrophin expression in the human retina is required for normal function as defined by electroretinography

De Ann M. Pillers, Dennis E. Bulman, Richard G. Weleber, Dayle A. Sigesmund, Maria A. Musarella, Berkley R. Powell, William H. Murphey, Carol Westall, Carole Panton, Laurence E. Becker, Ronald G. Worton, Peter N. Ray

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We have studied retinal function by electroretinography in five Becker and six Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. All had abnormal electroretinograms with a markedly reduced amplitude for the b–wave in the dark–adapted state. Using three antisera raised to different domains of dystrophin, we identified dystrophin in the outer plexiform layer of human retina. The retinal dystrophin is present in multiple isoforms as the result of alternative splicing. The localization of dystrophin to the outer plexiform layer coincident with the abnormal b–wave suggests that dystrophin is required for normal retinal electrophysiology.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	82-86
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature genetics
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0593-82
State	Published - May 1993

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