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Characterization of CTNS mutations in Arab patients with cystinosis.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Aldahmesh Mohammed A, Humeidan Amal, Almojalli Hamad A, Khan Arif O, Rajab Mohammed, AL-Abbad Abbas A, Meyer Brian F, Alkuraya Fowzan S
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BACKGROUND: Cystinosis is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by impaired transport of free cystine out of lysosomes with resulting renal and ophthalmic manifestations. Mutations in CTNS, encoding cystinosin, are the only known cause of this autosomal recessive disorder with more than 85...
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