Novel CHM mutations in Polish patients with choroideremia – an orphan disease with close perspective of treatment
Abstract Background Choroideremia (CHM) is a rare X-linked recessive retinal dystrophy characterized by progressive chorioretinal degeneration in the males affected. The symptoms include night blindness in childhood, progressive peripheral vision loss and total blindness in the late stages. The dise...
Main Authors: | Anna Skorczyk-Werner, Anna Wawrocka, Natalia Kochalska, Maciej Robert Krawczynski |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0965-5 |
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