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Molecular genetic and clinical evaluation of three Chinese families with X-linked ocular albinism.
Scientific reports - 17 Feb 2017
Zou Xuan, Li Hui, Yang Lizhu, Sun Zixi, Yuan Zhisheng, Li Huajin, Sui Ruifang
Abstract excerpt
X-linked ocular albinism (OA1) is an X-linked inherited disease characterized by hypopigmentation of the fundus and nystagmus. Our study performed mutation analysis of the G protein-coupled receptor 143 gene (GPR143) and assessed the clinical characteristics of OA1 in three Chinese families. Three novel mutations, c.333_360+14del42insCTT, c.276G>A (p.W92X), and c.793C>T (p.R265X), were identified in GPR143 by PCR...
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