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Identification of a novel GPR143 mutation in a large Chinese family with isolated foveal hypoplasia.
BMC ophthalmology - 30 Mar 2021
Mao Xiying, Chen Mingkang, Yu Yan, Liu Qinghuai, Yuan Songtao, Fan Wen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pathogenic variants of G-protein coupled receptor 143 (GPR143) gene often leads to ocular albinism type I (OA1) characterized by nystagmus, iris and fundus hypopigmentation, and foveal hypoplasia. In this study, we identified a novel hemizygous nonsense mutation in GPR143 that caused an atypical manifestation of OA1. CASE PRESENTATION: We reported a large Chinese family in which all affected...
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