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Novel pathogenic mutations in C1QTNF5 support a dominant negative disease mechanism in late-onset retinal degeneration.
Scientific reports - 22 Sept 2017
Stanton Chloe M, Borooah Shyamanga, Drake Camilla, Marsh Joseph A, Campbell Susan, Lennon Alan, Soares Dinesh C, Vallabh Neeru A, Sahni Jayashree, Cideciyan Artur V, Dhillon Baljean, Vitart Veronique, Jacobson Samuel G, Wright Alan F, Hayward Caroline
Abstract excerpt
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare autosomal dominant retinal dystrophy, characterised by extensive sub-retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) deposits, RPE atrophy, choroidal neovascularisation and photoreceptor cell death associated with severe visual loss. L-ORD shows striking phenotypic similarities to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common and genetically complex disorder, which can lead...
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