About the Authors
- Shannon E. Boye
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* E-mail: shaire@ufl.edu
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Sanford L. Boye
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Jijing Pang
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Renee Ryals
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Drew Everhart
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States of America
- Yumiko Umino
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States of America
- Andy W. Neeley
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Joseph Besharse
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Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Robert Barlow
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† Deceased.
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States of America
- William W. Hauswirth
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
Competing Interests
William W. Hauswirth 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.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SB SLB. Performed the experiments: SB SLB JP RCR DE YU AWN. Analyzed the data: SB RCR DE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JB. Wrote the paper: SB. Assisted with project direction and manuscript revision: WH.