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Mutations in the X-linked retinitis pigmentosa genes RPGR and RP2 found in 8.5% of families with a provisional diagnosis of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 19 Feb 2013
Churchill Jennifer D, Bowne Sara J, Sullivan Lori S, Lewis Richard Alan, Wheaton Dianna K, Birch David G, Branham Kari E, Heckenlively John R, Daiger Stephen P
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PURPOSE: We determined the fraction of families in a well-characterized cohort with a provisional diagnosis of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) that have disease-causing mutations in the X-linked retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR) gene or the retinitis pigmentosa 2 (RP2) gene. METHODS: Families with a provisional clinical diagnosis of adRP, and a pedigree consistent with adRP but no...
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