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Screening for the carbonic anhydrase IV gene mutations in Chinese retinitis pigmentosa patients.
Current eye research - 1 May 2010
Tian Yu, Tang Luosheng, Cui Juanlian, Zhu Xiaohua
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the significance of carbonic anhydrase IV gene mutations in sporadic retinitis pigmentosa (RP) among the Chinese population. METHODS: A total of 116 patients with simplex RP and adRP of Chinese ethnicity were screened for mutations in the eight coding exons of the CA4 gene by sequencing. Immunostaining and Real-Time PCR were used to measure the cellular localization and expression level of...
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