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New ABCR mutations and clinical phenotype in Italian patients with Stargardt disease.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Mar 2000
Simonelli F, Testa F, de Crecchio G, Rinaldi E, Hutchinson A, Atkinson A, Dean M, D'Urso M, Allikmets R
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To assess the mutation spectrum in the ABCR gene and clinical phenotypes in Italian families with autosomal recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1) and fundus flavimaculatus (FFM). METHODS: Eleven families from southern Italy, including 18 patients with diagnoses of STGD1, were clinically examined. Ophthalmologic examination included kinetic perimetry, electrophysiological studies, and fluorescein...
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