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Multimodal Imaging of Photoreceptor Structure in Choroideremia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Sun Lynn W, Johnson Ryan D, Williams Vesper, Summerfelt Phyllis, Dubra Alfredo, Weinberg David V, Stepien Kimberly E, Fishman Gerald A, Carroll Joseph
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Choroideremia is a progressive X-linked recessive dystrophy, characterized by degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), choroid, choriocapillaris, and photoreceptors. We examined photoreceptor structure in a series of subjects with choroideremia with particular attention to areas bordering atrophic lesions. METHODS: Twelve males with clinically-diagnosed choroideremia and confirmed hemizygous...
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