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A missense mutation in the splicing factor gene DHX38 is associated with early-onset retinitis pigmentosa with macular coloboma.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jul 2014
Ajmal Muhammad, Khan Muhammad Imran, Neveling Kornelia, Khan Yar Muhammad, Azam Maleeha, Waheed Nadia Khalida, Hamel Christian P, Ben-Yosef Tamar, De Baere Elfride, Koenekoop Robert K, Collin Rob W J, Qamar Raheel, Cremers Frans P M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most frequent inherited retinal disease, which shows a relatively high incidence of the autosomal-recessive form in Pakistan. METHODS: Genome-wide high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) microarrays were used to identify homozygous regions shared by affected individuals of one consanguineous family. DNA of three affected and two healthy siblings was used for...
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