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Identification of a novel RPGRIP1 mutation in an Iranian family with leber congenital amaurosis by exome sequencing.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Mar 2018
Imani Saber, Cheng Jingliang, Mobasher-Jannat Abdolkarim, Wei Chunli, Fu Shangyi, Yang Lisha, Jadidi Khosrow, Khosravi Mohammad Hossein, Mohazzab-Torabi Saman, Shasaltaneh Marzieh Dehghan, Li Yumei, Chen Rui, Fu Junjiang
Abstract excerpt
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a heterogeneous, early-onset inherited retinal dystrophy, which is associated with severe visual impairment. We aimed to determine the disease-causing variants in Iranian LCA and evaluate the clinical implications. Clinically, a possible LCA disease was found through diagnostic imaging, such as fundus photography, autofluorescence and optical coherence tomography. All affected...
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