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Fine mapping of canine XLPRA establishes homology of the human and canine RP3 intervals.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Oct 2001
Zhang Q, Acland G M, Zangerl B, Johnson J L, Mao Z, Zeiss C J, Ostrander E A, Aguirre G D
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PURPOSE: Canine X-linked progressive retinal atrophy (XLPRA) is a hereditary, progressive retinal degeneration that has been mapped previously to the canine X chromosome in a region flanked by the dystrophin (DMD) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP1) genes, and is tightly linked to the gene RPGR. The comparable region of the human X chromosome includes the disease locus for RP3, an X-linked form of...
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