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Novel CHM mutations identified in Chinese families with Choroideremia.
Scientific reports - 14 Oct 2016
Cai Xue-Bi, Huang Xiu-Feng, Tong Yi, Lu Qin-Kang, Jin Zi-Bing
Abstract excerpt
Choroideremia is a bilateral and progressive X-linked inherited disease characterized by widespread chorioretinal atrophy with relative sparing of the macular region. It is caused by mutations in the ubiquitously expressed CHM gene, which lead to the absence of the Rab escort protein 1 (REP-1), resulting in prenylation deficiency. Typical fundus appearances for choroideremia were found in 3 probands from three...
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