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Identification of a novel mutation in the CDHR1 gene in a family with recessive retinal degeneration.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Oct 2012
Duncan Jacque L, Roorda Austin, Navani Mili, Vishweswaraiah Sangeetha, Syed Reema, Soudry Shiri, Ratnam Kavitha, Gudiseva Harini V, Lee Pauline, Gaasterland Terry, Ayyagari Radha
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OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical phenotype and identify the molecular basis of disease in a consanguineous family of Palestinian origin with autosomal recessive retinal degeneration. METHODS: Eight family members were evaluated with visual acuity and perimetry tests, color fundus photographs, full-field electroretinography, and optical coherence tomography. Cone photoreceptors surrounding the fovea were...
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