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Association of pathogenic mutations in TULP1 with retinitis pigmentosa in consanguineous Pakistani families.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Oct 2011
Iqbal Muhammad, Naeem Muhammad Asif, Riazuddin S Amer, Ali Shahbaz, Farooq Tahir, Qazi Zaheeruddin A, Khan Shaheen N, Husnain Tayyab, Riazuddin Saima, Sieving Paul A, Hejtmancik J Fielding, Riazuddin Sheikh
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OBJECTIVE: To identify pathogenic mutations responsible for autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa in 5 consanguineous Pakistani families. METHODS: Affected individuals in the families underwent a detailed ophthalmological examination that consisted of fundus photography and electroretinography. Blood samples were collected from all participating family members, and genomic DNA was extracted. A genome-wide...
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