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Three widespread founder mutations contribute to high incidence of X-linked juvenile retinoschisis in Finland.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Apr 1999
Huopaniemi L, Rantala A, Forsius H, Somer M, de la Chapelle A, Alitalo T
Abstract excerpt
X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (RS) is a recessively inherited disorder causing progressive vitreoretinal degeneration in males. The gene defective in retinoschisis, XLRS1, has recently been identified and characterised. This gene consists of six exons encoding a protein with a putative role in cell-cell adhesion and phospholipid binding. Juvenile retinoschisis has been actively studied in Finland over the past...
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