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== Function ==
== Function ==


Has a Dual function of photoreceptor visual synapse formation and visual perception
Has a dual function of photoreceptor visual synapse formation and visual perception


== Disease ==
== Disease ==


Visual Impairments were seen in mice with deleted pikachurin gene. Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD) such as muscle-eye-brain disease caused by defective glycosylation of α-dystroglycan (α-DG) exhibit defective photoreceptor synaptic function.
Visual impairments were seen in mice with deleted pikachurin gene. Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD) such as muscle-eye-brain disease caused by defective glycosylation of α-dystroglycan (α-DG) exhibit defective photoreceptor synaptic function.




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