Article
NOVEL BEST1 MUTATIONS DETECTED BY NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING IN A CHINESE POPULATION WITH VITELLIFORM MACULAR DYSTROPHY.
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Aug 2019
Guo Jingli, Gao Fengjuan, Tang Wenyi, Qi Yuhe, Xuan Yi, Liu Wei, Li Lei, Ye Xiaofeng, Xu Gezhi, Wu Jihong, Zhang Yongjin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To characterize novel BEST1 mutations and the phenotype-genotype correlations in vitelliform macular dystrophy in a Chinese population. METHODS: Seventeen individuals affected by vitelliform macular dystrophy underwent detailed ophthalmic examinations, including a best-corrected visual acuity test, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fundus photography, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, fundus...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Asian People
- Bestrophins
- China
- Electrooculography
- Electroretinography
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Genetic Association Studies
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Humans
