Fiona Crispie

Shared household environment structures the gut microbiota in a large family cohort with central areolar choroidal dystrophy

Central areolar choroidal dystrophy (CACD) is a rare monogenic hereditary retinal dystrophy characterised by progressive retinal pigment epithelium and choriocapillaris atrophy, photoreceptor loss, oxidative stress, and chronic inflammation. Emerging evidence suggests that the gu...