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High-resolution photoreceptor imaging analysis of patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) caused by HK1 mutation.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Dec 2020
Kubota Daiki, Matsumoto Kaori, Hayashi Mika, Oishi Noriko, Gocho Kiyoko, Yamaki Kunihiko, Kobayakawa Shinichiro, Igarashi Tsutomu, Takahashi Hiroshi, Kameya Shuhei
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PURPOSE: The hexokinase 1 (HK1) gene encodes one of the four human hexokinases that play essential roles in glucose metabolism. Recently, several cases of E847K mutation in the HK1 gene were reported to cause inherited retinal dystrophy. The purpose of this study was to identify the phenotypical characteristics of patients with a recurrent E847K mutation in the HK1 gene. METHODS: Three generations of one family...
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