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The Genetic Causes of Nonsyndromic Congenital Retinal Detachment: A Genetic and Phenotypic Study of Pakistani Families.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Feb 2017
Keser Vafa, Khan Ayesha, Siddiqui Sorath, Lopez Irma, Ren Huanan, Qamar Raheel, Nadaf Javad, Majewski Jacek, Chen Rui, Koenekoop Robert K
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Purpose: To evaluate consanguineous pedigrees from Pakistan with a clinical diagnosis of nonsyndromic congenital retinal nonattachment (NCRNA) and identify genes responsible for the disease as currently only one NCRNA gene is known (atonal basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor 7: ATOH7). Methods: We implemented a three-step genotyping platform: single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping to identify loss of...
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