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Frequency and phenotypic characteristics of RPE65 mutations in the Chinese population.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 13 Apr 2021
Gao Feng-Juan, Wang Dan-Dan, Li Jian-Kang, Hu Fang-Yuan, Xu Ping, Chen Fang, Qi Yu-He, Liu Wei, Li Wei, Zhang Sheng-Hai, Chang Qing, Xu Ge-Zhi, Wu Ji-Hong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The retinoid isomerohydrolase RPE65 has received considerable attention worldwide since a successful clinical gene therapy was approved in 2017 as the first treatment for vision loss associated with RPE65-mediated inherited retinal disease. Identifying patients with RPE65 mutations is a prerequisite to assessing the patients' eligibility to receive RPE65-targeted gene therapies, and it is necessary to...
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