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Hypomorphic variants in inherited retinal and ocular diseases: A review of the literature with clinical cases.
Survey of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Thuma Tobin B T, Procopio Rebecca A, Jimenez Hiram J, Gunton Kammi B, Pulido Jose S
Abstract excerpt
Hypomorphic variants decrease, but do not eliminate, gene function via a reduction in the amount of mRNA or protein product produced by a gene or by production of a gene product with reduced function. Many hypomorphic variants have been implicated in inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and other genetic ocular conditions; however, there is heterogeneity in the use of the term "hypomorphic" in the scientific...
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