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The retina: genetic studies of several retinopathies located on the short arm of chromosome 17.
Current opinion in neurology - 1 Feb 1997
Joshi A R, Mullen L, Small K W
Abstract excerpt
The short arm of chromosome 17 has emerged as a hot spot where several phenotypically distinct retinal disorders have been mapped in the past year. An autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa, Leber's congenital amaurosis, autosomal dominant cone degeneration, central areolar choroidal dystrophy and Sjogren-Larsson syndrome were all recently mapped to chromosome 17p. These disorders, their genetic linkage,...
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