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Identification of copy number variation in the gene for autosomal dominant optic atrophy, OPA1, in a Chinese pedigree.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 21 Sept 2015
Jin X, Chen Y H, Liu Z, Deng Y, Li N N, Huang H, Qi M, Yi X, Zhu J
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) is an optic neuropathy characterized by bilateral optic nerve pallor and decreased visual acuity. It has been reported to be associated with two genes, OPA1, OPA3, and the OPA4, OPA5, and OPA8 loci. However, mutations in OPA1 constitute the most prevalent c...
Topics
- Adult
- Asian People
- China
- DNA Copy Number Variations
- Exons
- Female
- GTP Phosphohydrolases
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
