Assassins of eyesight

Andrew D. Huberman () and Rana N. El-Danaf ()
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Andrew D. Huberman: Andrew D. Huberman and Rana N. El-Danaf are in the Neurobiology Section, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
Rana N. El-Danaf: Andrew D. Huberman and Rana N. El-Danaf are in the Neurobiology Section, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.

Nature, 2015, vol. 527, issue 7579, 456-457

Abstract: A molecular cascade involving the transcription factor SIX6 and its target gene p16INK4a causes the death of neurons that link the eye to the brain. This discovery deepens our understanding of a common form of blindness, glaucoma.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1038/527456a

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