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Whole exome sequencing of a family revealed a novel variant in the CHM gene, c.22delG p.(Glu8Serfs*4), which co-segregated with choroideremia.
Bioscience reports - 29 May 2020
Dan Handong, Li Tuo, Lei Xinlan, Huang Xin, Xing Yiqiao, Shen Yin
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Choroideremia is a complex form of blindness-causing retinal degeneration. The aim of the present study was to investigate the pathogenic variant and molecular etiology associated with choroideremia in a Chinese family. All available family members underwent detailed ophthalmological examinations. Whole exome sequencing, bioinformatics analysis, Sanger sequencing, and co-segregation analysis of family members...
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