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Genetics of Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy.
Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Jan 2000
Ng Danny S C, Lai Timothy Y Y, Ng Tsz Kin, Pang Chi Pui
Abstract excerpt
Bietti crystalline dystrophy (BCD) is an inherited retinal degenerative disease characterized by crystalline deposits in the retina, followed by progressive atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), choriocapillaris, and photoreceptors. CYP4V2 has been identified as the causative gene for BCD. The CYP4V2 gene belongs to the cytochrome P450 superfamily and encodes for fatty acid ω-hydroxylase of both...
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