Article
Leber congenital amaurosis: a genetic paradigm.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2004
Allikmets Rando
Abstract excerpt
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA; estimated prevalence 1 : 50,000-100,000) is an early-onset inherited cause of childhood blindness characterized by a severe retinal dystrophy immediately after birth. Variants in at least six genes, AIPL1, CRB1, CRX, GUCY2D, RPE65, and RPGRIP1, have been associated with a diagnosis consistent with LCA or early-onset retinitis pigmentosa and together account for less than 50% of...
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