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Homozygous missense variant in the human CNGA3 channel causes cone-rod dystrophy.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Apr 2015
Shaikh Rehan S, Reuter Peggy, Sisk Robert A, Kausar Tasleem, Shahzad Mohsin, Maqsood Muhammad I, Yousif Ateeq, Ali Muhammad, Riazuddin Saima, Wissinger Bernd, Ahmed Zubair M
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We assessed a large consanguineous Pakistani family (PKAB157) segregating early onset low vision problems. Funduscopic and electroretinographic evaluation of affected individuals revealed juvenile cone-rod dystrophy (CRD) with maculopathy. Other clinical symptoms included loss of color discrimination, photophobia and nystagmus. Whole-exome sequencing, segregation and haplotype analyses demonstrated that a...
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