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A Chinese family with Oguchi's disease due to compound heterozygosity including a novel deletion in the arrestin gene.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Huang Lingli, Li Wen, Tang Weilin, Zhu Xiaohua, Ou-Yang Pingbo, Lu Guangxiu
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PURPOSE: Oguchi's disease is a rare autosomal recessive disease and known to be caused by mutations in the rhodopsin kinase (GRK1) gene or the arrestin (SAG) gene. SAG contains 16 exons and encodes a protein with 405 amino acids. This study was to identify the underlying genetic defects in a non-consanguineous Chinese family with Oguchi's disease. METHODS: Ophthalmologic examinations including fundus photography...
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