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Exclusion of RPGRIP1 ins44 from primary causal association with early-onset cone-rod dystrophy in dogs.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 15 Aug 2012
Kuznetsova Tatyana, Iwabe Simone, Boesze-Battaglia Kathleen, Pearce-Kelling Sue, Chang-Min Yim, McDaid Kendra, Miyadera Keiko, Komaromy Andras, Aguirre Gustavo D
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Canine cone-rod dystrophy 1 (cord1) has been previously mapped to CFA15, and a homozygous 44-bp insertion in exon 2 (Ins44) of canine RPGRIP1 (cRPGRIP1(Ins/Ins)) has been associated with the disease. However, from the recent identification of a significant discordance in genotype-phenotype association, we have reexamined the role of cRPGRIP1 in cord1. METHODS: Retinal structure and function was assessed...
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