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Young Monozygotic Twin Sisters With Fundus Albipunctatus and Cone Dystrophy
1 Aug 2004
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe young monozygotic twin sisters with fundus albipunctatus (a type of autosomal recessive stationary night blindness caused by mutations of the 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase gene [RDH5]) associated with cone dystrophy, previously reported in elderly men. METHODS: Ophthalmologic examinations were performed, and the RDH5 gene was analyzed by direct genomic sequencing. RESULTS: Twin 23-year-old...
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