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Mutation spectrum of EYS in Spanish patients with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa.
Human mutation - 1 Nov 2010
Barragán Isabel, Borrego Salud, Pieras Juan Ignacio, González-del Pozo María, Santoyo Javier, Ayuso Carmen, Baiget Montserrat, Millan José M, Mena Marcela, Abd El-Aziz Mai M, Audo Isabelle, Zeitz Christina, Littink Karin W, Dopazo Joaquín, Bhattacharya Shomi S, Antiñolo Guillermo
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a heterogeneous group of inherited retinal dystrophies characterised ultimately by the loss of photoreceptor cells. We have recently identified a new gene(EYS) encoding an ortholog of Drosophila space maker (spam) as a commonly mutated gene in autosomal recessive RP. In the present study, we report the identification of 73 sequence variations in EYS, of which 28 are novel. Of these,...
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