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Clinical and molecular characterization of females affected by X-linked retinoschisis.
Clinical & experimental ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Staffieri Sandra E, Rose Loreto, Chang Andrew, De Roach John N, McLaren Terri L, Mackey David A, Hewitt Alex W, Lamey Tina M
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BACKGROUND: X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) is a leading cause of juvenile macular degeneration associated with mutations in the RS1 gene. XLRS has a variable expressivity in males and shows no clinical phenotype in carrier females. DESIGN: Clinical and molecular characterization of male and female individuals affected with XLRS in a consanguineous family. PARTICIPANTS: Consanguineous Eastern European-Australian...
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