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Synonymous Variant in the CHM Gene Causes Aberrant Splicing in Choroideremia.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 7 Feb 2020
da Palma Mariana Matioli, Motta Fabiana Louise, Gomes Caio Perez, Salles Mariana Vallim, Pesquero João Bosco, Sallum Juliana Maria Ferraz
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: Choroideremia is an inherited retinal degeneration caused by 280 different pathogenic variants in the CHM gene. Only one silent/synonymous variant (c.1359C>T; p.(Ser453=)) has been reported and was classified as inconclusive based on in silico analysis. This study elucidates the pathogenicity of this variant also found in a Brazilian patient. Methods: Ophthalmological examinations such as color fundus...
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