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Unravelling the genetic basis of simplex Retinitis Pigmentosa cases.
Scientific reports - 3 Feb 2017
Bravo-Gil Nereida, González-Del Pozo María, Martín-Sánchez Marta, Méndez-Vidal Cristina, Rodríguez-de la Rúa Enrique, Borrego Salud, Antiñolo Guillermo
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is the most common form of inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD) characterized ultimately by photoreceptors degeneration. Exhibiting great clinical and genetic heterogeneity, RP can be inherited as an autosomal dominant (ad), autosomal recessive (ar) and X-linked (xl) disorder. Although the relative prevalence of each form varies somewhat between populations, a major proportion (41% in...
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