About the Authors

Mônica Barbosa de Melo

Affiliation Center of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Anil K. Mandal

Affiliation Jasti V Ramanamma Childrens Eye Care Centre, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

Ivan M. Tavares

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Mohammed Hasnat Ali

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

Meha Kabra

Affiliation Kallam Anji Reddy Molecular Genetics Laboratory, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

José Paulo Cabral de Vasconcellos

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Sirisha Senthil

Affiliation Jasti V Ramanamma Childrens Eye Care Centre, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

Juliana M. F. Sallum

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Inderjeet Kaur

Affiliation Kallam Anji Reddy Molecular Genetics Laboratory, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

Alberto J. Betinjane

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Christiane R. Moura

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Jayter S. Paula

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Karita A. Costa

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Mansoor Sarfarazi

Affiliation Molecular Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Surgical Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, United States of America

Mauricio Della Paolera

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de São Paulo, School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Simone Finzi

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Victor E. F. Ferraz

Affiliation Genetics Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Vital P. Costa

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Rubens Belfort Jr

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Subhabrata Chakrabarti

subho@lvpei.org

Affiliation Kallam Anji Reddy Molecular Genetics Laboratory, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MBM AKM IMT JPCV IK RB SC. Performed the experiments: MK JMFS IK KAC MDP SC. Analyzed the data: MBM AKM MHA JPCV SS IK KAC MS VEFF SC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AKM IMT MHA JPCV JMFS SS AJB CRM JSP MDP SF VEFF VPC RB. Wrote the paper: MBM SC.