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Electroretinographic abnormalities in parents of patients with Leber congenital amaurosis who have heterozygous GUCY2D mutations.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Oct 2002
Koenekoop Robert K, Fishman Gerald A, Iannaccone Alessandro, Ezzeldin Hany, Ciccarelli Maria L, Baldi Alfonso, Sunness Janet S, Lotery Andrew J, Jablonski Monica M, Pittler Steven J, Maumenee Irene
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BACKGROUND: Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is an infrequently encountered congenital form of retinitis pigmentosa with marked genetic and clinical heterogeneity. Thus far, 10 genes have been identified in this disorder since 1996. In the future, LCA may become treatable by gene and/or pharmacological intervention, and these therapies will likely be gene specific, giving major significance to rapid gene...
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