Proliferative vitreoretinopathy: a new concept of disease pathogenesis and practical consequences

JC Pastor, J Rojas, S Pastor-Idoate, S Di Lauro… - Progress in retinal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
During the last four decades, proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) has defied the efforts of
many researchers to prevent its occurrence or development. Thus, PVR is still the major …

Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and related retinopathies

DF Gilmour - Eye, 2015 - nature.com
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a rare inherited disorder of retinal
angiogenesis. Cases can be autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked. FEVR …

Canonical WNT signaling components in vascular development and barrier formation

Y Zhou, Y Wang, M Tischfield… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Canonical WNT signaling is required for proper vascularization of the CNS during
embryonic development. Here, we used mice with targeted mutations in genes encoding …

Interplay of the Norrin and Wnt7a/Wnt7b signaling systems in blood–brain barrier and blood–retina barrier development and maintenance

Y Wang, C Cho, J Williams… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
β-Catenin signaling controls the development and maintenance of the blood–brain barrier
(BBB) and the blood–retina barrier (BRB), but the division of labor and degree of …

Frizzled receptors in development and disease

Y Wang, H Chang, A Rattner, J Nathans - Current topics in developmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Frizzled proteins are the principal receptors for the Wnt family of ligands. They mediate
canonical Wnt signaling together with Lrp5 and Lrp6 coreceptors. In conjunction with Celsr …

Diversity of retinal vascular anomalies in patients with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy

AH Kashani, KT Brown, E Chang, KA Drenser… - Ophthalmology, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To describe the diversity of clinical findings associated with familial exudative
vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) using wide-field angiography and to update the current …

High prevalence of peripheral retinal vascular anomalies in family members of patients with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy

AH Kashani, D Learned, E Nudleman, KA Drenser… - Ophthalmology, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the prevalence and severity of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
(FEVR) in asymptomatic relatives of known symptomatic FEVR patients. Design …

Phenotypic overlap between familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and microcephaly, lymphedema, and chorioretinal dysplasia caused by KIF11 mutations

JM Robitaille, RM Gillett, MA LeBlanc… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Retinal detachment with avascularity of the peripheral retina, typically
associated with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), can result from mutations …

[HTML][HTML] Insight into the molecular genetics of myopia

J Li, Q Zhang - Molecular vision, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Myopia is the most common cause of visual impairment worldwide. Genetic and
environmental factors contribute to the development of myopia. Studies on the molecular …

Defects in the cell signaling mediator β-catenin cause the retinal vascular condition FEVR

ES Panagiotou, CS Soriano, JA Poulter, EC Lord… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is an inherited blinding disorder characterized
by the abnormal development of the retinal vasculature. The majority of mutations identified …