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Genome-Wide Detection of Copy Number Variations in Unsolved Inherited Retinal Disease.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jan 2017
Huang Xiu-Feng, Mao Jian-Yang, Huang Zhi-Qin, Rao Feng-Qin, Cheng Fei-Fei, Li Fen-Fen, Wang Qing-Feng, Jin Zi-Bing
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Purpose: Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of Mendelian disorders that plays a crucial role in the etiology of blindness across the world. Molecular genetic diagnosis of IRD remains extremely complex and challenging because mutations are only detected in 40% to 60% of cases. In this study, we aimed to dissect the contributions of copy number variations (CNVs)...
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