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Novel mutations of the RPGR gene in RP3 families.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2000
Zito I, Gorin M B, Plant C, Bird A C, Bhattacharya S S, Hardcastle A J
Abstract excerpt
X-linked retinitis pigmentosa is a severe retinal degeneration characterized by night blindness and visual field constriction, leading to complete blindness within the third decade of life. Mutations in the RPGR gene (retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator), located on Xp21.1 in the RP3 region, have been associated with an RP phenotype. Further to our previous mutation screening of RPGR in families segregating...
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