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Autofluorescence in female carriers with choroideremia: A familial case with a novel mutation in the CHM gene.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Dec 2020
Ortiz-Ramirez Grecia Yael, Villanueva-Mendoza Cristina, Zenteno Ruiz Juan Carlos, Reyes Mariana, Cortés-González Vianney
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Choroideremia is an X-linked chorioretinal dystrophy caused by mutations in the CHM gene. The main differential diagnosis is X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. Clinically, male patients that are affected by these two diseases have similar symptoms. This work aims to report a familial case of choroideremia initially diagnosed as X-linked retinitis pigmentosa with a novel mutation in the CHM gene, and the...
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