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A case of siblings with juvenile retinitis pigmentosa associated with NEK1 gene variants.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Oct 2023
Hikoya Akiko, Hosono Katsuhiro, Ono Kaoru, Arai Shinji, Tachibana Nobutaka, Kurata Kentaro, Torii Kaoruko, Sato Miho, Saitsu Hirotomo, Ogata Tsutomu, Hotta Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Axial spondylometaphyseal dysplasia(axial SMD) is associated with early-onset retinal dystrophy and various skeletal dysplasias of varying severity. NEK1 is the causative gene for short rib polydactyly syndrome and axial SMD. Here, we report a case of siblings with juvenile retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and NEK1 variants not associated with systemic disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The patients were a...
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