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CONCOMITANT MUTATIONS IN INHERITED RETINAL DYSTROPHIES: Why the Reproductive and Therapeutic Counseling Should Be Addressed Cautiously.
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Sept 2021
Rodríguez-Muñoz Ana, García-Bohórquez Belén, Udaondo Patricia, Hervás-Ontiveros Ana, Salom David, Aller Elena, Jaijo Teresa, García-García Gema, Millán José
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PURPOSE: To highlight the challenge of correct reproductive and therapeutic counseling in complex pedigrees with different inherited retinal dystrophies (IRD). METHODS: Two hundred eight patients diagnosed with nonsyndromic IRD underwent full ophthalmologic examination and molecular analysis using targeted next-generation sequencing. RESULTS: Five families (4%) carried mutations in more than one gene that...
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