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== Function == | == Function == | ||
Has a | Has a dual function of photoreceptor visual synapse formation and visual perception | ||
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
Visual | 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. | ||