Massively parallel sequencing for early molecular diagnosis in Leber congenital amaurosis
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Molecular genetics of Leber congenital amaurosis.
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is the most common inherited cause of blindness in childhood and is characterised by a severe retinal dystrophy before the age of one year. Six genes have been identified that together account for approximately half of all LCA patients. These genes are expressed preferentially in the retina or the retinal pigment epithelium. Their putative functions are quite di...
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عنوان ژورنال: Genetics in Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1098-3600,1530-0366
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2011.51