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A novel mutation in FRMD7 causing X-linked idiopathic congenital nystagmus in a large family.
Molecular vision - 11 Jan 2008
He Xiang, Gu Feng, Wang Yujing, Yan Jinting, Zhang Meng, Huang Shangzhi, Ma Xu
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To identify the gene responsible for causing an X-linked idiopathic congenital nystagmus (XLICN) in a six-generation Chinese family. METHODS: Forty-nine members of an XLICN family were recruited and examined after obtaining informed consent. Affected male individuals were genotyped with microsatellite markers around the FRMD7 locus. Mutations were comprehensively screened by direct sequencing using gene...
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