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Novel mutations of ABCC6 gene in Japanese patients with Angioid streaks.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 13 Mar 2009
Sato Naoyuki, Nakayama Tomohiro, Mizutani Yoshihiro, Yuzawa Mitsuko
Abstract excerpt
Angioid streaks (AS) are eye abnormalities caused by breaks in Bruch's membrane. The condition is often associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). The ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 6 (ABCC6) is reported to be the causal gene for PXE, although there have been no reports on whether the ABCC6 gene is the causal gene for AS. The aims of this study are to isolate the causal mutations for...
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