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Retinal Degenerative Diseases

Laboratory and Therapeutic Investigations

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Editorial Board:

NATHAN BACK, State University of New York at Buffalo

IRUN R. COHEN, The Weizmann Institute of Science

ABEL LAJTHA, N.S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

JOHN D. LAMBRIS, University of Pennsylvania

RODOLFO PAOLETTI, University of Milan

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Robert E. Anderson · Matthew M. LaVail

Joe G. Hollyfield

Editors

Md Nawajes A. Mandal

Associate Editor

Retinal Degenerative

Diseases

Laboratory and Therapeutic Investigations

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Editors

Robert E. Anderson University of Oklahoma Health Science Center Dean A. McGee Eye Inst. 608 Stanton L. Young Blvd. Oklahoma City OK 73104 USA robert-anderson@ouhsc.edu

Joe G. Hollyfield

Cleveland Clinic Foundation Division of Ophthalmology 9500 Euclid Ave.

Cleveland OH 44195 USA hollyfj@ccf.org

Matthew M. LaVail University of California, San

Francisco School of Medicine

Beckman Vision Center 10 Kirkham St.

San Francisco CA 94143 USA matthew.lavail@ucsf.edu

ISSN 0065-2598

ISBN 978-1-4419-1398-2 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-1399-9

DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-1399-9

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Dedication

Wei Cao, M.D., Ph.D.

(May 3, 1957 – October 10, 2007)

The editors acknowledge the strong support of our friend, colleague, and collaborator Wei Cao, MD, PhD in this and past RD meetings. Wei was an excellent scientist, a gifted musician, and a talented artist. He was also the person solely responsible for finding the site and making the arrangements for us to hold this meeting at Emeishan. We dedicate this volume to Wei in recognition of his outstanding career in retinal degeneration research.

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Dedication

Ruben Adler, M.D.

(November 10, 1940 – December 31, 2007)

The editors acknowledge the strong support of our friend and colleague Ruben Adler, MD who participated in many of our previous Retinal Degeneration Symposia. He was a plenary lecturer at the 2006 meeting in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. This volume is dedicated to Ruben in recognition of his outstanding career in developmental biology and retinal degeneration research.

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