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Frequency of ABCA4 mutations in 278 Spanish controls: an insight into the prevalence of autosomal recessive Stargardt disease.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Oct 2009
Riveiro-Alvarez R, Aguirre-Lamban J, Lopez-Martinez M Angel, Trujillo-Tiebas M Jose, Cantalapiedra D, Vallespin E, Avila-Fernandez A, Ramos C, Ayuso C
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AIM: To determine the carrier frequency of ABCA4 mutations in order to achieve an insight into the prevalence of autosomal recessive Stargardt disease (arSTGD) in the Spanish population. METHODS: arSTGD patients (n = 133) were analysed using ABCR400 microarray and sequencing. Control subjects were analysed by two different strategies: 200 individuals were screened for the p.Arg1129Leu mutation by denaturing-HPLC...
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