FGF18, fibroblast growth factor 18, 8817

N. diseases: 50; N. variants: 4
Disease: Retinitis Pigmentosa ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0035334
Disease: Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinitis Pigmentosa 		0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE These results indicate that the delivery of either FGF-5 or FGF-18 with adeno-associated virus protects photoreceptors from apoptosis in transgenic rat models of retinitis pigmentosa and that the rescue is probably mediated by conventional receptor tyrosine kinase pathways in photoreceptors. 11319911 2001