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Exome sequencing identifies a novel and a recurrent BBS1 mutation in Pakistani families with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2013
Ajmal Muhammad, Khan Muhammad Imran, Neveling Kornelia, Tayyab Ali, Jaffar Sulman, Sadeque Ahmed, Ayub Humaira, Abbasi Nasir Mahmood, Riaz Moeen, Micheal Shazia, Gilissen Christian, Ali Syeda Hafiza Benish, Azam Maleeha, Collin Rob W J, Cremers Frans P M, Qamar Raheel
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To determine the genetic cause of Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) in two consanguineous Pakistani families. METHODS: Clinical characterization of the affected individuals in both families was performed with ophthalmic examination, electroretinography, electrocardiography, and liver and renal profiling. Seventeen genes are known to be associated with BBS, so exome sequencing was preferred over candidate gene...
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