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Null mutation in the human 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase gene associated with fundus albipunctatus.
Ophthalmology - 1 Aug 2001
Driessen C A, Janssen B P, Winkens H J, Kuhlmann L D, Van Vugt A H, Pinckers A J, Deutman A F, Janssen J J
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PURPOSE: Recent studies show that mutations in the gene encoding 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase are associated with fundus albipunctatus. The authors wanted to investigate whether additional, more severe, mutations in the 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase gene might be responsible for more severe forms of hereditary retinal diseases. DESIGN: Case-control molecular genetics study. PARTICIPANTS AND CONTROLS: Two index...
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