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Genetic heterogeneity of butterfly-shaped pigment dystrophy of the fovea.
Molecular vision - 24 Apr 2003
van Lith-Verhoeven Janneke J C, Cremers Frans P M, van den Helm Bellinda, Hoyng Carel B, Deutman August F
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PURPOSE: Butterfly-shaped macular dystrophy (BSMD) has so far only been associated with mutations in the peripherin/RDS gene. The initial aim of our study was to investigate the peripherin/RDS gene as the causative gene in a family with BSMD. Subsequently the putative involvement of the ROM-1 gen...
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