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A founder RDH5 splice site mutation leads to retinitis punctata albescens in two inbred Pakistani kindreds.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Feb 2020
Khan Rizwan, Shabbir Rana Muhammad Kamran, Raza Irum, Abdullah Umair, Naeem Muhammad Asif, Ahmed Ashfaque, Malik Sajid, Hu Zhengmao, Xia Kun
Abstract excerpt
Background: Retinitis punctate albescens (RPA) is a rare form of retinal dystrophy characterized by congenital stationary night blindness and a characteristic fundus appearance. Missense or nonsense mutations in RDH5 in homozygous or heterozygous state have been implicated in RPA.Material and methods: Two consanguineous Pakistani kindreds with the highly variable manifestation of RPA were studied. Whole-exome...
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