Modeling splicing-related autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa in Caenorhabditis elegans 

Rubio Peña, Karinna Denise (Date of defense: 2017-07-20)

Mutations in some ubiquitously expressed splicing factors genes have been linked to the autosomal dominant form of a rare genetic disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa (adRP). RP is characterized by a progressive visual ...