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Identification of novel USH2A mutations in patients with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa via targeted next‑generation sequencing.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Jul 2020
Zhu Xiong, Li Xiao, Tian Wanli, Yang Yeming, Sun Kuanxiang, Li Shuzhen, Zhu Xianjun
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of inheritable blindness retinal diseases characterized by the death of photoreceptor cells and a gradual loss of peripheral vision. Mutations in Usher syndrome type 2 (USH2A) have been reported in RP with or without hearing loss. The present study aimed to identify causative mutations in a cohort of families with RP from China. A cohort of 62 non‑syndromic families with RP...
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