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Organization of the ABCR gene: analysis of promoter and splice junction sequences.
Gene - 17 Jul 1998
Allikmets R, Wasserman W W, Hutchinson A, Smallwood P, Nathans J, Rogan P K, Schneider T D, Dean M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the human ABCR gene have been associated with the autosomal recessive Stargardt disease (STGD), retinitis pigmentosa (RP19), and cone-rod dystrophy (CRD) and have also been found in a fraction of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients. The ABCR gene is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily and encodes a rod photoreceptor-specific membrane protein. The cytogenetic...
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