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Helicoid subretinal fibrosis associated with a novel recessive NR2E3 mutation p.S44X.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Mar 2010
Khan Arif O, Aldahmesh Mohammed A, Al-Harthi Essam, Alkuraya Fowzan S
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OBJECTIVES: To describe a unique pattern of helicoid subretinal fibrosis associated with a novel recessive NR2E3 mutation and to highlight how examination of the proband's affected relative allowed appropriate genetic testing. DESIGN: Interventional family study (ophthalmic examination and candidate gene testing). RESULTS: The proband (mother), who complained of poor vision since early childhood, had bilateral...
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