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RP1 protein truncating mutations predominate at the RP1 adRP locus.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Dec 2000
Payne A, Vithana E, Khaliq S, Hameed A, Deller J, Abu-Safieh L, Kermani S, Leroy B P, Mehdi S Q, Moore A T, Bird A C, Bhattacharya S S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Recent reports have shown that the autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) phenotype linked to the pericentric region of chromosome 8 is associated with mutations in a gene designated RP1. Screening of the whole gene in a large cohort of patients has not been undertaken to date. To assess the involvement and character of RP1 mutations in adRP, the gene was screened in a panel of 266 unrelated...
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