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X-linked retinoschisis: mutation spectrum and genotype-phenotype relationship in an Italian pediatric cohort.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Feb 2023
Fortunato P, Pagliazzi A, Bargiacchi S, Marziali E, Sodi A, Caputo R, Passerini I, Pelo E, Bacci G M
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BACKGROUND: X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (×LRS) is an X-linked vitreoretinal degenerative disease that consists of variable phenotypes ranging from severe early-onset defects to subtle abnormalities diagnosed in elderly patients. XLRS is caused by a loss of function of the protein Retinoschisin (RS1), which is essential to preserve retinal integrity and function of photoreceptor-bipolar synapse. The literature...
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