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Two novel tyrosinase (TYR) gene mutations with pathogenic impact on oculocutaneous albinism type 1 (OCA1).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Ghodsinejad Kalahroudi Vadieh, Kamalidehghan Behnam, Arasteh Kani Ahoura, Aryani Omid, Tondar Mahdi, Ahmadipour Fatemeh, Chung Lip Yong, Houshmand Massoud
Abstract excerpt
Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive disorders resulting from mutations of the tyrosinase (TYR) gene and presents with either complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to a defect in an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. In this study, mutations in the TYR gene of 30 unrelated Iranian OCA1 patients and 100 healthy individuals were...
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