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Truncating Variants Contribute to Hearing Loss and Severe Retinopathy in USH2A-Associated Retinitis Pigmentosa in Japanese Patients.
International journal of molecular sciences - 22 Oct 2020
Inaba Akira, Maeda Akiko, Yoshida Akiko, Kawai Kanako, Hirami Yasuhiko, Kurimoto Yasuo, Kosugi Shinji, Takahashi Masayo
Abstract excerpt
USH2A is a common causal gene of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a progressive blinding disease due to retinal degeneration. Genetic alterations in USH2A can lead to two types of RP, non-syndromic and syndromic RP, which is called Usher syndrome, with impairments of vision and hearing. The complexity of the genotype-phenotype correlation in USH2A-associated RP (USH2A-RP) has been reported. Genetic and clinical...
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