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Predominant Founder Effect among Recurrent Pathogenic Variants for an X-Linked Disorder.
Genes - 12 Apr 2022
Bender Chelsea, Woo Elizabeth Geena, Guan Bin, Ullah Ehsan, Feng Eric, Turriff Amy, Tumminia Santa J, Sieving Paul A, Cukras Catherine A, Hufnagel Robert B
Abstract excerpt
For disorders with X-linked inheritance, variants may be transmitted through multiple generations of carrier females before an affected male is ascertained. Pathogenic RS1 variants exclusively cause X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS). While RS1 is constrained to variation, recurrent variants are frequently observed in unrelated probands. Here, we investigate recurrent pathogenic variants to determine the relative...
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