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Mutations in LRP5 or FZD4 underlie the common familial exudative vitreoretinopathy locus on chromosome 11q.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2004
Toomes Carmel, Bottomley Helen M, Jackson Richard M, Towns Katherine V, Scott Sheila, Mackey David A, Craig Jamie E, Jiang Li, Yang Zhenglin, Trembath Richard, Woodruff Geoffrey, Gregory-Evans Cheryl Y, Gregory-Evans Kevin, Parker Michael J, Black Graeme C M, Downey Louise M, Zhang Kang, Inglehearn Chris F
Abstract excerpt
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is an inherited blinding disorder of the retinal vascular system. Autosomal dominant FEVR is genetically heterogeneous, but its principal locus, EVR1, is on chromosome 11q13-q23. The gene encoding the Wnt receptor frizzled-4 (FZD4) was recently reported...
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