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A Gene Scan Study of RPE65 in Chinese Patients with Leber Congenital Amaurosis.
Chinese medical journal - 20 Nov 2017
Liu Jing, Bu Juan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a visual disease which is caused by RPE65 mutations and results in retinal degeneration and severe vision loss in early infancy. According to previous researches, mutations of the RPE65 gene account for 16% of all cases of LCA. This study aimed to identify RPE65 gene mutations in Chinese patients with LCA. METHODS: We recruited 52 sporadic patients from Peking...
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