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A normal electro-oculography in a family affected by best disease with a novel spontaneous mutation of the BEST1 gene.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Nov 2008
Testa F, Rossi S, Passerini I, Sodi A, Di Iorio V, Interlandi E, Della Corte M, Menchini U, Rinaldi E, Torricelli F, Simonelli F
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AIMS: To describe clinical and genetic findings in an Italian family affected by Best disease. METHODS: Five related patients underwent a complete ophthalmological assessment; genetic testing was performed by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and direct sequencing of the BEST1 gene. RESULTS: In three of five family members, the sequence analysis of the BEST1 gene revealed a single Phe-to-Leu...
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