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. It will also discuss the hypothesis that PSSG formation is not simply a consequence of cataract formation but can trigger the cascade of events leading to loss of lens transparency. The hypothesis is supported by the findings that cataract formation is more rapid with increasing age due to weaker TTase activity and, in animal model systems, when the TTase gene is deleted.
Lou et al. (Tue,) studied this question.