Articles and Presentations

Focus on the Bestrophin molecule

Document to download  (179Kb)

Characterization of Bestrophin Protein

J. Brett Stanton, Andrew F.X. Goldberg, George Hoppe, Lihua Y. Marmorstein, Alan D. Marmorstein

BBA-2006.pdf  (330Kb)

The vitelliform macular dystrophy protein defines a new family of chloride channels

Hui Sun, Takashi Tsunenari, King-Wai Yau and Jeremy Nathans
The function of the Best protein

nathans.pdf  (285Kb)

CALCIUM-ACTIVATED CHLORIDE CHANNELS

Criss Hartzell, Ilva Putzier and Jorge Arreola
Review paper describing the family of proteins that function as chloride channels.

Hartzell.pdf  (503Kb)

Macular disease, Introduction

1st International congress on Best’s Diseas, Tel Aviv, Israel, August 2005
Professor Anat Loewenstein,
Professor & Chairman

Dept. of Ophthalmology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center
Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL

Macular disease, Introduction  (10,151Kb)

The Electroretinagram (ERG) and the Electrooculogram (EOG)

1st International congress on Best’s Diseas, Tel Aviv, Israel, August 2005
Professor Ido Perlman

The Technion Medical School

The Electroretinagram (ERG) and the Electrooculogram (EOG)  (11,741Kb)

VMD2- one gene, a few diseases, and many unsolved questions

1st International congress on Best’s Diseas, Tel Aviv, Israel, August 2005
Dr. Dror Sharon

Dept. of Ophthalmology
Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel

VMD2- one gene, a few diseases, and many unsolved questions  (1,080Kb)

BEST DISEASE - Clinical aspects

1st International congress on Best’s Diseas, Tel Aviv, Israel, August 2005
Saul Merin, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology

BEST DISEASE - Clinical aspects  (71,305Kb)