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RPE65 and retinal dystrophy: Report of new and recurrent mutations.
The journal of gene medicine - 1 Mar 2020
Safari Shamsi, Zare-Abdollahi Davood, Bushehri Ata, Safari Mohammad Reza, Dehghani Azadeh, Tahmasebi Zahra, Khorram Khorshid Hamid Reza, Ghadami Mohsen
Abstract excerpt
BACHGROUND: Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a severe and congenital or early onset form of inherited retinitis pigmentosa (RP). To date, approximately 25 genes have been introduced in relation to LCA. In this regard, retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65 kDa (RPE65) is a well-known gene mutation that plays a role in the pathogenesis of 5-10% of LCA cases. METHOS: Two individuals fromseparate families were...
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