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A population-based epidemiological and genetic study of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Sept 2007
Prokisch Holger, Hartig Monika, Hellinger Rosa, Meitinger Thomas, Rosenberg Thomas
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To perform a nation-wide elucidation of the prevalence and the mutation spectrum in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP), and to make genotype-phenotype comparisons. METHODS: The study comprised 96 affected males and 149 female carriers from 42 families representing all identified XLRP individuals in the Danish population (5.4 million inhabitants). RPGR and RP2 were screened for mutations in 34 families,...
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