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Differential pattern of RP1 mutations in retinitis pigmentosa.
Molecular vision - 15 Jul 2010
Zhang Xin, Chen Li Jia, Law Jonathan P, Lai Timothy Y Y, Chiang Sylvia W Y, Tam Pancy O S, Chu Kwan Yi, Wang Ningli, Zhang Mingzhi, Pang Chi Pui
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Retinitis pigmentosa 1 (RP1) is a major gene responsible for both autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP). We have previously identified three disease-causing mutations out of 174 RP patients. In this study, we investigated a new cohort of Chinese RP patients to further evaluate the contribution of RP1 mutations to cause RP. METHODS: A group of 55 nonsyndromic RP patients,...
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