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SUBMITTER: Zhang Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5011706 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Qi Q Xu Mingchu M Verriotto Jennifer D JD Li Yumei Y Wang Hui H Gan Lin L Lam Byron L BL Chen Rui R
Scientific reports 20160906
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a heterogeneous group of inherited retinal diseases. The prevalence of RP and the mutation spectrum vary across populations. Hispanic people account for approximately 17% of the United States population, and the genetic etiologies of RP of this ethnic group still remain not well defined. Utilizing next-generation sequencing (NGS), we screened mutations in known retinal disease-causing genes in an RP cohort of 35 unrelated Hispanic probands from the Miami area. We ach ...[more]