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Olfactory Dysfunction in Patients With CNGB1-Associated Retinitis Pigmentosa.
JAMA ophthalmology - 1 Jul 2018
Charbel Issa Peter, Reuter Peggy, Kühlewein Laura, Birtel Johannes, Gliem Martin, Tropitzsch Anke, Whitcroft Katherine L, Bolz Hanno J, Ishihara Kenji, MacLaren Robert E, Downes Susan M, Oishi Akio, Zrenner Eberhart, Kohl Susanne, Hummel Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Importance: Co-occurrence of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and olfactory dysfunction may have a common genetic cause. Objective: To report olfactory function and the retinal phenotype in patients with biallelic mutations in CNGB1, a gene coding for a signal transduction channel subunit expressed in rod photoreceptors and olfactory sensory neurons. Design, Setting, and Participants: This case series was conducted from...
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