Whole exome analysis identifies frequent CNGA1 mutations in Japanese population with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa.

OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate frequent disease-causing gene mutations in autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (arRP) in the Japanese population. METHODS:In total, 99 Japanese patients with non-syndromic and unrelated arRP or sporadic RP (spRP) were recruited in this stud...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Katagiri, Masakazu Akahori, Yuri Sergeev, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Kazuho Ikeo, Masaaki Furuno, Takaaki Hayashi, Mineo Kondo, Shinji Ueno, Kazushige Tsunoda, Kei Shinoda, Kazuki Kuniyoshi, Yohinori Tsurusaki, Naomichi Matsumoto, Hiroshi Tsuneoka, Takeshi Iwata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4182560?pdf=render