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  1. Ocular coloboma is a congenital eye defect that occurs when the optic fissure fails to close properly during early development. Recent research utilizing lab-grown, miniature human retinas—known as retinal organoids—has identified how mutations in a specific growth-controlling protein contribute to this condition.
    #MolecularGenetics #DevelopmentalBiology #Ophthalmology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/04/gen04132601