About the Authors
- Nicole Weisschuh
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* E-mail: nicole.weisschuh@uni-tuebingen.de
Affiliation Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
- Anja K. Mayer
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Affiliation Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
- Tim M. Strom
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Affiliation Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Neuherberg, Germany
- Susanne Kohl
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Affiliation Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
- Nicola Glöckle
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Affiliation CeGaT GmbH, Tuebingen, Germany
- Max Schubach
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Affiliation Institute of Medical Genetics and Human Genetics, Charité – Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Sten Andreasson
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Antje Bernd
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Affiliation University Eye Hospital, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
- David G. Birch
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Affiliation The Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
- Christian P. Hamel
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Affiliation Genetic Sensory Diseases, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- John R. Heckenlively
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Samuel G. Jacobson
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Affiliation Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Christina Kamme
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Ulrich Kellner
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Affiliation Rare Retinal Disease Center, AugenZentrum Siegburg, MVZ ADTC Siegburg GmbH, Siegburg, Germany
- Erdmute Kunstmann
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Affiliation Institute of Human Genetics, Julius-Maximilian-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
- Pietro Maffei
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Charlotte M. Reiff
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Affiliation Eye Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Klaus Rohrschneider
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Thomas Rosenberg
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Affiliation National Eye Clinic, Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
- Günther Rudolph
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Affiliation University Eye Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
- Rita Vámos
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Balázs Varsányi
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Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pécs Medical School, Pécs, Hungary
- Richard G. Weleber
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Affiliation Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Retinal Degeneration Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Bernd Wissinger
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Affiliation Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
Competing Interests
NG is an employee of CeGaT GmbH. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NW SK BW. Performed the experiments: NW AKM. Analyzed the data: NW AKM TMS NG MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TMS NG MS SA AB DGB CPH JRH SGJ CK UK EK PM CMR KR TR GR RV BV RGW. Wrote the paper: NW.