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Linkage and candidate gene analysis of X-linked familial exudative vitreoretinopathy.
Genomics - 20 May 1995
Shastry B S, Hejtmancik J F, Plager D A, Hartzer M K, Trese M T
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Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a hereditary eye disorder characterized by avascularity of the peripheral retina, retinal exudates, tractional detachment, and retinal folds. The disorder is most commonly transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, but X-linked transmission also occurs. To initiate the process of identifying the gene responsible for the X-linked disorder, linkage analysis has been...
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