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RPGR ORF15 genotype and clinical variability of retinal degeneration in an Australian population.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Sept 2009
Ruddle J B, Ebenezer N D, Kearns L S, Mulhall L E, Mackey D A, Hardcastle A J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator gene (RPGR) are estimated to cause up to 20% of all Caucasian retinitis pigmentosa and up to 75% of cases of X-Linked RP (XLRP). Exon open reading frame 15 (ORF15) is a purine-rich mutation hotspot. Mutations in RPGR ORF15 have al...
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