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Leber congenital amaurosis caused by mutations in RPGRIP1.
Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine - 20 Nov 2014
Li Tiansen
Abstract excerpt
Recessive null mutations in retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator interacting protein 1 (RPGRIP1) gene are the cause of LCA6 and account for 5% to 6% of the total patient population. RPGRIP1 has an essential role in the photoreceptor connecting cilia, and photoreceptors lacking RPGRIP1 are unable to maintain the light sensing outer segments. As a result, patients lose retinal functions at an early age but retain...
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