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A detailed clinical and molecular survey of subjects with nonsyndromic USH2A retinopathy reveals an allelic hierarchy of disease-causing variants.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Oct 2015
Lenassi Eva, Vincent Ajoy, Li Zheng, Saihan Zubin, Coffey Alison J, Steele-Stallard Heather B, Moore Anthony T, Steel Karen P, Luxon Linda M, Héon Elise, Bitner-Glindzicz Maria, Webster Andrew R
Abstract excerpt
Defects in USH2A cause both isolated retinal disease and Usher syndrome (ie, retinal disease and deafness). To gain insights into isolated/nonsyndromic USH2A retinopathy, we screened USH2A in 186 probands with recessive retinal disease and no hearing complaint in childhood (discovery cohort) and in 84 probands with recessive retinal disease (replication cohort). Detailed phenotyping, including retinal imaging and...
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