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Autosomal-dominant retinitis pigmentosa associated with an Arg-135-Trp point mutation of the rhodopsin gene. Clinical features and longitudinal observations.
Ophthalmology - 1 Sept 1996
Pannarale M R, Grammatico B, Iannaccone A, Forte R, DeBernardo C, Flagiello L, Vingolo E M, Del Porto G
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PURPOSE: To report the clinical and functional characteristics of patients affected with autosomal-dominant transmitted retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) from a large Italian pedigree in which a point mutation predicting the Arg-135-Trp change of rhodopsin was identified by polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis. METHODS: Seven patients, ranging in age from 6 to 41 years, underwent a...
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