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BBS1 branchpoint variant is associated with non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2022
Fadaie Zeinab, Whelan Laura, Dockery Adrian, Li Catherina H Z, van den Born L Ingeborgh, Hoyng Carel B, Gilissen Christian, Corominas Jordi, Rowlands Charlie, Megaw Roly, Lampe Anne K, Cremers Frans P M, Farrar Gwyneth Jane, Ellingford Jamie M, Kenna Paul F, Roosing Susanne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) can be caused by variants in >270 genes. The Bardet-Biedl syndrome 1 (BBS1) gene is one of these genes and may be associated with syndromic and non-syndromic autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Here, we identified a branchpoint variant in BBS1 and assessed its pathogenicity by in vitro functional analysis. METHODS: Whole genome sequencing was performed for...
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