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RP1 and retinitis pigmentosa: report of novel mutations and insight into mutational mechanism.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jul 2012
Al-Rashed May, Abu Safieh Leen, Alkuraya Hisham, Aldahmesh Mohammed A, Alzahrani Jawaher, Diya Mohamed, Hashem Mais, Hardcastle Alison J, Al-Hazzaa Selwa A F, Alkuraya Fowzan S
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BACKGROUND/AIM: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the commonest form of retinal dystrophy and is usually inherited as a monogenic trait but with remarkable genetic heterogeneity. RP1 is one of the earliest identified disease genes in RP with mutations in this gene known to act both recessively and dominantly although the mutational mechanism remains unclear. This study is part of our ongoing effort to characterise RP...
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