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Whole-exome sequencing identifies OR2W3 mutation as a cause of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.
Scientific reports - 18 Mar 2015
Ma Xiangyu, Guan Liping, Wu Wei, Zhang Yao, Zheng Wei, Gao Yu-Tang, Long Jirong, Wu Na, Wu Long, Xiang Ying, Xu Bin, Shen Miaozhong, Chen Yanhua, Wang Yuewen, Yin Ye, Li Yingrui, Xu Haiwei, Xu Xun, Li Yafei
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a heterogeneous group of inherited ocular diseases, is a genetic condition that causes retinal degeneration and eventual vision loss. Though some genes have been identified to be associated with RP, still a large part of the clinical cases could not be explained. Here we reported a four-generation Chinese family with RP, during which 6 from 9 members of the second generation affected...
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