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CNOT3 is a modifier of PRPF31 mutations in retinitis pigmentosa with incomplete penetrance.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Venturini Giulia, Rose Anna M, Shah Amna Z, Bhattacharya Shomi S, Rivolta Carlo
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous mutations in the PRPF31 gene cause autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP), a hereditary disorder leading to progressive blindness. In some cases, such mutations display incomplete penetrance, implying that certain carriers develop retinal degeneration while others have no symptoms at all. Asymptomatic carriers are protected from the disease by a higher than average expression of the PRPF31...
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