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Next-generation sequencing-based molecular diagnosis of 35 Hispanic retinitis pigmentosa probands.
Scientific reports - 6 Sept 2016
Zhang Qi, Xu Mingchu, Verriotto Jennifer D, Li Yumei, Wang Hui, Gan Lin, Lam Byron L, Chen Rui
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a heterogeneous group of inherited retinal diseases. The prevalence of RP and the mutation spectrum vary across populations. Hispanic people account for approximately 17% of the United States population, and the genetic etiologies of RP of this ethnic group still remain not well defined. Utilizing next-generation sequencing (NGS), we screened mutations in known retinal disease-causing...
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