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Two novel mutations in the bestrophin-1 gene and associated clinical observations in patients with best vitelliform macular dystrophy.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Aug 2015
Lin Ying, Gao Hongbin, Liu Yuhua, Liang Xuanwei, Liu Xialin, Wang Zhonghao, Zhang Wanjun, Chen Jiangna, Lin Zhuoling, Huang Xinhua, Liu Yizhi
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The purpose of the current study was to investigate the 11 bestrophin-1 (BEST1) exons in patients with best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BVMD), and to characterize the associated clinical features. Complete ophthalmic examinations were conducted on two families, and two family members were diagnosed with BVMD. Genomic DNA was extracted from the leukocytes of peripheral blood collected from the patients and...
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