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Three novel and the common Arg677Ter RP1 protein truncating mutations causing autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa in a Spanish population.
BMC medical genetics - 5 Apr 2006
Gamundi María José, Hernan Imma, Martínez-Gimeno María, Maseras Miquel, García-Sandoval Blanca, Ayuso Carmen, Antiñolo Guillermo, Baiget Montserrat, Carballo Miguel
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BACKGROUND: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of retinal degeneration disorders affecting the photoreceptor cells, is one of the leading causes of genetic blindness. Mutations in the photoreceptor-specific gene RP1 account for 3-10% of cases of autosomal dominant RP (adRP). Most of these mutations are clustered in a 500 bp region of exon 4 of RP1. METHODS: Denaturing...
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