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Screening for SLC7A14 gene mutations in patients with autosomal recessive or sporadic retinitis pigmentosa.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Sugahara Masako, Oishi Maho, Oishi Akio, Ogino Ken, Morooka Satoshi, Gotoh Norimoto, Kang Inyeop, Yoshimura Nagahisa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: In this study, we aimed to detect mutations in the SLC7A14 cationic transporter gene, which has recently been reported as a causative gene for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), in Japanese patients with autosomal recessive (AR) or sporadic RP. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included 146 unrelated Japanese patients with AR or sporadic RP who lacked mutations in genes known to be associated with RP despite...
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