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High myopia caused by a mutation in LEPREL1, encoding prolyl 3-hydroxylase 2.
American journal of human genetics - 9 Sept 2011
Mordechai Shikma, Gradstein Libe, Pasanen Annika, Ofir Rivka, El Amour Khalil, Levy Jaime, Belfair Nadav, Lifshitz Tova, Joshua Sara, Narkis Ginat, Elbedour Khalil, Myllyharju Johanna, Birk Ohad S
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal-recessive high-grade axial myopia was diagnosed in Bedouin Israeli consanguineous kindred. Some affected individuals also had variable expressivity of early-onset cataracts, peripheral vitreo-retinal degeneration, and secondary sight loss due to severe retinal detachments. Through genome-wide linkage analysis, the disease-associated gene was mapped to ∼1.7 Mb on chromosome 3q28 (the maximum LOD score...
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