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A CRX null mutation is associated with both Leber congenital amaurosis and a normal ocular phenotype.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jul 2000
Silva E, Yang J M, Li Y, Dharmaraj S, Sundin O H, Maumenee I H
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PURPOSE: To identify and characterize new cone rod homeobox (CRX) mutations associated with the Leber congenital amaurosis phenotype. METHODS: The human CRX gene was sequenced in 74 consecutive patients carrying the diagnosis of Leber congenital amaurosis. RESULTS: Two mutations were identified in CRX that cause frameshifts and predict severe truncations of the encoded protein. One of these, a 1-bp insertion,...
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