vision/eye
• retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells exhibit atrophy, hypertrophy and large vacuoles with cells extruded into the photoreceptor layer
• however, PRE cells are not auto-fluorescent
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homeostasis/metabolism
• increased iron accumulation in the retinal pigment epithelium at 3 months of age
• increased transferrin receptor levels are decreased in the retinal pigment epithelium and neural retinas indicating increased labile iron levels
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pigmentation
• retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells exhibit atrophy, hypertrophy and large vacuoles with cells extruded into the photoreceptor layer
• however, PRE cells are not auto-fluorescent
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