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CHM gene molecular analysis and X-chromosome inactivation pattern determination in two families with choroideremia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2009
Perez-Cano Hector J, Garnica-Hayashi Rosa E, Zenteno Juan C
Abstract excerpt
Choroideremia is an X-linked recessive retinal dystrophy characterized by progressive loss of the photoreceptor, the retinal pigment epithelium, and the choriocapillaris layers which ultimately can result in blindness by the fifth decade of life. The disease is caused by mutations in the gene CHM...
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