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Haploinsufficiency of RCBTB1 is associated with Coats disease and familial exudative vitreoretinopathy.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Apr 2016
Wu Jeng-Hung, Liu Jorn-Hon, Ko Yu-Chieh, Wang Chi-Tang, Chung Yu-Chien, Chu Kuo-Chang, Liu Tze-Tze, Chao Hsiao-Ming, Jiang Yun-Jin, Chen Shih-Jen, Chung Ming-Yi
Abstract excerpt
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) belongs to a group of genetically and clinically heterogeneous disorders in retinal vascular development. To date, in approximately 50% of patients with FEVR, pathogenic mutations have been detected in FZD4, LRP5, TSPAN12, NDP and ZNF408. In this study, we identified two heterozygous frameshift mutations in RCBTB1 from three Taiwanese cases through exome sequencing. In...
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