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EFEMP1 is not associated with sporadic early onset drusen.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Mar 2001
Sauer C G, White K, Kellner U, Rudolph G, Jurklies B, Pauleikhoff D, Weber B H
Abstract excerpt
The early onset of multiple drusen in the posterior pole of the retina is characteristic of a group of macular dystrophies often referred to as dominant or radial drusen. At least two forms, Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy (DHRD) and Malattia Leventinese (MLVT), are associated with a single missense mutation (R345W) in the gene encoding the EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein-1 (EFEMP1) and...
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