About the Authors

Qin Liu

Affiliation Berman-Gund Laboratory for the Study of Retinal Degenerations, Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Rob W. J. Collin

Affiliations Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Frans P. M. Cremers

Affiliations Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Anneke I. den Hollander

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

L. Ingeborgh van den Born

Affiliation The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Eric A. Pierce

eric_pierce@meei.harvard.edu

Affiliation Berman-Gund Laboratory for the Study of Retinal Degenerations, Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: QL RWC EAP. Performed the experiments: QL RWJC AIdH LIvdB FPMC EAP. Analyzed the data: QL RWJC FPMC EAP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: QL RWJC AIdH LIvdB FPMC EAP. Wrote the paper: QL RWJC FPMC EAP.