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Targeted next generation sequencing and family survey enable correct genetic diagnosis in CRX associated macular dystrophy - a case report.
BMC ophthalmology - 9 Apr 2021
Al-Khuzaei Saoud, Hudspith Karl A Z, Broadgate Suzanne, Shanks Morag E, Clouston Penny, Németh Andrea H, Halford Stephanie, Downes Susan M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We present 3 members of a family with macular dystrophy, originally diagnosed as Stargardt disease, with a significantly variable age at onset, caused by a heterozygous mutation in CRX. CASE PRESENTATION: A 43-year-old female with bull's eye maculopathy, whose sister was diagnosed with Stargardt disease previously at another centre, was found to have a single ABCA4 variant. Further examination of the...
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