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Retinal dehydrogenase 12 (RDH12) mutations in leber congenital amaurosis.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2004
Perrault Isabelle, Hanein Sylvain, Gerber Sylvie, Barbet Fabienne, Ducroq Dominique, Dollfus Helene, Hamel Christian, Dufier Jean-Louis, Munnich Arnold, Kaplan Josseline, Rozet Jean-Michel
Abstract excerpt
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), the most early-onset and severe form of all inherited retinal dystrophies, is responsible for congenital blindness. Ten LCA genes have been mapped, and seven of these have been identified. Because some of these genes are involved in the visual cycle, we regarded the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor-specific retinal dehydrogenase (RDH) genes as candidate genes in LCA....
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