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Unraveling the genetic cause of hereditary ophthalmic disorders in Arab societies from Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jun 2020
Mayer Anja K, Balousha Ghassan, Sharkia Rajech, Mahajnah Muhammad, Ayesh Suhail, Schulze Martin, Buchert Rebecca, Zobor Ditta, Azem Abdussalam, Schöls Ludger, Bauer Peter, Wissinger Bernd
Abstract excerpt
Visual impairment due to inherited ophthalmic disorders is amongst the most common disabilities observed in populations practicing consanguineous marriages. Here we investigated the molecular genetic basis of an unselected broad range of ophthalmic disorders in 20 consanguineous families from Arab villages of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Most patients had little or very poor prior clinical workup and...
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