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Screening of ABCA4 Gene in a Chinese Cohort With Stargardt Disease or Cone-Rod Dystrophy With a Report on 85 Novel Mutations.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jan 2016
Jiang Feng, Pan Zhe, Xu Ke, Tian Lu, Xie Yue, Zhang Xiaohui, Chen Jieqiong, Dong Bing, Li Yang
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Mutations in the ABCA4 gene are heterogeneous and somewhat ethnic specific and can result in autosomal recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1), cone or cone-rod dystrophy (CRD), and retinitis pigmentosa. The objective of this study was to determine the ABCA4 mutation detection rate and mutation spectrum in a cohort of Chinese patients with STGD1 or CRD and describe the clinical features of the patients with...
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