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A Swedish family with a mutation in the peripherin/RDS gene (Arg-172-Trp) associated with a progressive retinal degeneration.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Sept 1998
Ekström U, Andréasson S, Ponjavic V, Abrahamson M, Sandgren O, Nilsson-Ehle P, Ehinger B
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To clinically characterize a Swedish family with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa due to a mutation, Arg-172-Trp, in the peripherin/RDS gene. METHODS: Full clinical evaluation including kinetic visual field testing, measurement of dark-adaptation threshold, and full-field electroretinography in seven patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa and three healthy family members. Denaturing...
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