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Molecular genetics characterization and homology modeling of the CHM gene mutation: A study on its association with choroideremia.
Mutation research. Reviews in mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Imani Saber, Ijaz Iqra, Shasaltaneh Marzieh Dehghan, Fu Shangyi, Cheng Jingliang, Fu Junjiang
Abstract excerpt
Choroideremia (CHM) is a rare form of X-linked chorioretinal dystrophy that is caused by mutations in the CHM gene. Mutations in the Rab escort protein-1 (REP-1), an ubiquitously encoded protein of the CHM gene, lead to prenylation and vesicle trafficking deficiency in the protein, resulting in the progressive degeneration of choriocapillaris, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and photoreceptors. Despite previous...
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