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biochemical defect

biochemical defect A biochemical defect is an abnormal chemical process in the body that contributes to disease.

A biochemical defect is an abnormal chemical process in the body that contributes to disease. In the source example, it refers to the unusually rapid production of toxic lipofuscin bisretinoids in retinal pigment epithelium in Stargardt disease.

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Drafting source: Wang Yuhong; Ma Xiang; Muthuraman Parthasarathy; Raja Arun; Jayaraman Aravindan; Petrukhin Konstantin; Cioffi Christopher L; Ma Jian-Xing; Moiseyev Gennadiy. The novel visual cycle inhibitor (±)-RPE65-61 protects retinal photoreceptors from light-induced degeneration. 2022; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0269437; article XML SHA-256 89f93fe177ef62b9d8556bd0025933d26ce0800187b9de14b8c03374d90a2257. “The novel visual cycle inhibitor (±)-RPE65-61 protects retinal photoreceptors from light-induced degeneration” (10.1371/journal.pone.0269437).
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