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Next-generation sequencing and its application in diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Oct 2019
Salmaninejad Arash, Motaee Jamshid, Farjami Mahsa, Alimardani Maliheh, Esmaeilie Alireza, Pasdar Alireza
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a major cause of heritable human blindness with a high genetic heterogeneity. It is characterized by the initial degeneration of rod photoreceptors followed by cone photoreceptors. RP is also a prominent reason of visual impairment, by a global prevalence of 1:4000. RP is usually specified with nyctalopia in puberty, followed by concentric visual field loss, that reflects the main...
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