About the Authors
- Astra Dinculescu
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Contributed equally to this work with: Astra Dinculescu, Rachel M. Stupay
* E-mail: astra@ufl.edu
Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- Rachel M. Stupay
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Contributed equally to this work with: Astra Dinculescu, Rachel M. Stupay
Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- Wen-Tao Deng
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Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- Frank M. Dyka
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Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- Seok-Hong Min
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Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- Sanford L. Boye
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Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- Vince A. Chiodo
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Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- Carolina E. Abrahan
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Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- Ping Zhu
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Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- Qiuhong Li
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Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- Enrica Strettoi
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Affiliation CNR Neuroscience Institute, Pisa, Italy
- Elena Novelli
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Affiliation CNR Neuroscience Institute, Pisa, Italy
- Kerstin Nagel-Wolfrum
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Affiliation Cell and Matrix Biology, Institute of Zoology, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Uwe Wolfrum
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Affiliation Cell and Matrix Biology, Institute of Zoology, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- W. Clay Smith
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Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- William W. Hauswirth
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Affiliation Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
Competing Interests
WWH and the University of Florida have a financial interest in the use of AAV therapies and own equity in a company (AGTC, Inc.) that might, in the future, commercialize some aspects of this work. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AD WCS WWH. Performed the experiments: AD RMS WTD FMD SHM SLB VAC CEA PZ QL ES EN KNW UW. Analyzed the data: AD RMS SHM WTD FMD WCS WWH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VAC ES EN KNW UW. Wrote the paper: AD RMS WCS WWH.