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Genetic analyses of Chinese patients with digenic oculocutaneous albinism.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jan 2013
Wei Ai-Hua, Yang Xiu-Min, Lian Shi, Li Wei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a heterogeneous and autosomal recessive disorder in all populations worldwide. The mutational spectra of OCA are population-specific. Some OCA patients carry mutations from different OCA genes. In this study, we investigated the frequency of digenic mutations in Chinese OCA patients. METHODS: Genomic DNAs were extracted from the blood samples of 184 clinically...
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