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Targeted next‑generation sequencing identifies two novel COL2A1 gene mutations in Stickler syndrome with bilateral retinal detachment.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Oct 2018
Huang Xinhua, Lin Ying, Chen Chuan, Zhu Yi, Gao Hongbin, Li Tao, Liu Bingqian, Lyu Cancan, Huang Ying, Wu Qingxiu, Li Haichun, Jin Chenjin, Liang Xiaoling, Lu Lin
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Stickler syndrome is a group of inherited connective tissue disorders characterized by distinctive facial and ocular abnormalities, hearing loss and early‑onset arthritis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the genetic changes in two Chinese patients with Stickler syndrome, manifested as bilateral retinal detachment and peripheral retinal degeneration. Complete ophthalmic examinations, including...
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