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Identification and characterization of a novel RPGR isoform in human retina.
Human mutation - 1 Aug 2007
Neidhardt John, Glaus Esther, Barthelmes Daniel, Zeitz Christina, Fleischhauer Johannes, Berger Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) constitutes a major cause of blindness and the Retinitis Pigmentosa GTPase Regulator (RPGR) gene accounts for up to 80% of all X-linked RP cases. A novel isoform of RPGR, expressed in the human retina, was identified and characterized. It truncates the Regulator of Chromosome Condensation 1 (RCC1) homologous protein domain (RCC1h) of RPGR and mediates the formation of isoform-specific...
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