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A complete, homozygous CRX deletion causing nullizygosity is a new genetic mechanism for Leber conge...

A complete, homozygous CRX deletion causing nullizygosity is a new genetic mechanism for Leber conge...

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A complete, homozygous CRX deletion causing nullizygosity is a new genetic mechanism for Leber congenital amaurosis

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A complete, homozygous CRX deletion causing nullizygosity is a new genetic mechanism for Leber congenital amaurosis

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Scientific reports, 2018-03, Vol.8 (1), p.5034-6, Article 5034

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

CRX
is a transcription factor required for activating the expression of many photoreceptor-neuron genes.
CRX
may be mutated in three forms of human blindness; Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), cone-rod degeneration (CRD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The pathogenic mechanism in most cases is likely dominant negative, with gain of function...

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A complete, homozygous CRX deletion causing nullizygosity is a new genetic mechanism for Leber congenital amaurosis

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5864841

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5864841

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2045-2322

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2045-2322

DOI

10.1038/s41598-018-22704-z

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