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Homozygosity for a Recessive Loss-of-Function Mutation of the NRL Gene Is Associated With a Variant of Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Oct 2016
Newman Hadas, Blumen Sergiu C, Braverman Itzhak, Hanna Rana, Tiosano Beatrice, Perlman Ido, Ben-Yosef Tamar
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PURPOSE: To investigate the genetic basis for severe visual complaints by Bukharan Jewish patients with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD). METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction amplification and direct sequencing were used to test for NRL, PABPN1, and NR2E3 mutations. Complete ophthalmic examination included best-corrected visual acuity, biomicroscopic examination, optical coherence tomography, and fundus...
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