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A putative silencer variant in a spontaneous canine model of retinitis pigmentosa.
PLoS genetics - 1 Mar 2020
Kaukonen Maria, Quintero Ileana B, Mukarram Abdul Kadir, Hytönen Marjo K, Holopainen Saila, Wickström Kaisa, Kyöstilä Kaisa, Arumilli Meharji, Jalomäki Sari, Daub Carsten O, Kere Juha, Lohi Hannes
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the leading cause of blindness with nearly two million people affected worldwide. Many genes have been implicated in RP, yet in 30-80% of the RP patients the genetic cause remains unknown. A similar phenotype, progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), affects many dog breeds including the Miniature Schnauzer. We performed clinical, genetic and functional experiments to identify the genetic...
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