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Homozygosity for a novel ABCA4 founder splicing mutation is associated with progressive and severe Stargardt-like disease.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Sept 2007
Beit-Ya'acov Anat, Mizrahi-Meissonnier Liliana, Obolensky Alexey, Landau Carmit, Blumenfeld Anat, Rosenmann Ada, Banin Eyal, Sharon Dror
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PURPOSE: To clinically characterize and genetically analyze members of six families who reside in the same village and manifest a rare form of retinal degeneration. METHODS: Ophthalmic evaluation included a full clinical examination, perimetry, color vision testing, and electroretinography. Genomic DNA was screened for ABCA4 mutations with the use of microarray analysis and direct sequencing. RNA analysis was...
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