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  • Role of post-translational modifications to lens proteins in cataract formation

    Creator:
    Kim, Yung Hae
    Abstract:
    Cataract is a leading cause of blindness throughout the world, yet the fundamental biochemical causes are unknown. A rodent model of the biochemical processes is selenite cataract. This cataract shows some of the features of human cataracts such as increased lens calcium, proteolysis of proteins, and insolubilization leading to lens...
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    Dissertation
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    to Lens Proteins in Cataract Formation. Abstract approved: Thomas R. Shearr Cataract is a leading