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A nonsense mutation in S-antigen (p.Glu306*) causes Oguchi disease.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Waheed Nadia K, Qavi Ahmed H, Malik Sarah N, Maria Maleeha, Riaz Moeen, Cremers Frans P M, Azam Maleeha, Qamar Raheel
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PURPOSE: Genetic studies were performed to identify the causative mutation in a 15-year-old girl diagnosed with congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) presenting Mizuo-Nakamura phenomenon, a typical Oguchi disease symptom. The patient also had dural sinus thrombosis (DST), thrombocytopenia, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Mutation analysis was done by sequencing two candidate genes,...
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