The molecular investigation of Stargardt disease in South Africa

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2003

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University of Cape Town

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Hereditary macular degeneration describes a group of conditions causing macular pathology. Stargardt disease (STGD) is the most common inherited juvenile macular dystrophy characterised by severed reduction of central visual acuity and normal peripheral vision. The ABCA4 (adenosine triphosphate binding cassette transporter) gene is the only gene implicated in the autosomal recessive (ar) form of the STGD phenotype, while one genetic locus and one gene have been shown to be causative of the autosomal dominant form.
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