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Comprehensive molecular diagnosis of a large cohort of Japanese retinitis pigmentosa and Usher syndrome patients by next-generation sequencing.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 16 Oct 2014
Oishi Maho, Oishi Akio, Gotoh Norimoto, Ogino Ken, Higasa Koichiro, Iida Kei, Makiyama Yukiko, Morooka Satoshi, Matsuda Fumihiko, Yoshimura Nagahisa
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PURPOSE: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a major cause of blindness in developed countries, has multiple causative genes; its prevalence differs by ethnicity. Usher syndrome is the most common form of syndromic RP and is accompanied by hearing impairment. Although molecular diagnosis is challenging, recent technological advances such as targeted high-throughput resequencing are efficient screening tools. METHODS: We...
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