• Department of Ophthalmology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China;
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Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a rare inherited disorder of retinal angiogenesis, including autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked forms. Zinc finger protein 408 (ZNF408) was recently found to be associated with FEVR. Cell transfection showed that it was a dominant negative regulator of FEVR pathogenesis. Knocking down ZNF408 in zebrafish by antisense morpholino oligonucleotides indicated it involved in retinal blood vessel development. Understanding the protein structure, gene localization, basic functions and the role of ZNF408 in retinal development will contribute to uncover the pathogenesis of FEVR.

Citation: LiYian, ZhangQi, ZhaoPeiquan. Zinc finger protein 408 in the pathogenesis of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2016, 32(6): 661-662. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2016.06.028 Copy

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