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[Novel RPGR gene mutation in a Chinese family with X-linked recessive retinitis pigmentosa].
[Zhonghua yan ke za zhi] Chinese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jun 2011
Li Zi-li, Zhuang Wen-juan, Zhao Wei, Zhang Xin-fang, Wang Jing, Meng Rui-hua, Rong Wei-ning, Sheng Xun-lun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To screen the mutation in the RPGR gene in a large Chinese family with X-linked recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and to describe the phenotype in affected males and female carriers. METHODS: Ophthalmic examinations were performed in 77 family members of a RP pedigree to identify affected individuals. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequencing were used for screening of mutations in RPGR...
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