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Retinal and optic disc atrophy associated with a CACNA1F mutation in a Japanese family.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Jul 2003
Nakamura Makoto, Ito Sei, Piao Chang-Hua, Terasaki Hiroko, Miyake Yozo
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OBJECTIVE: To describe retinal and optic disc atrophy and a progressive decrease of visual function in 2 Japanese brothers. Both had a mutation in the CACNA1F gene, the causative gene of incomplete congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB). METHODS: We studied observational case reports and performed comprehensive ophthalmologic examinations including best-corrected visual acuity, biomicroscopy,...
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