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A novel splicing site mutation of the GPR143 gene in a Chinese X-linked ocular albinism pedigree.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 18 Nov 2013
Cai C Y, Zhu H, Shi W, Su L, Shi O, Cai C Q, Ling C, Li W D
Abstract excerpt
Ocular albinism is an X-linked inherited disease characterized by hypopigmentation of the iris and nystagmus. To identify a new disease-causing mutation of ocular albinism, we collected a Han Chinese pedigree with 7 male congenital nystagmus patients over 3 generations. Slit-lamp photography and optical coherence tomography were performed for the proband. Genomic DNA was extracted from a whole blood sample from...
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