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Monday, September 26, 2005
Chip Screens For Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
A chip developed at the University of Michigan's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences can test for many of the genetic causes of the autosomal recessive forms of retinitis pigmentosa.
The research was published in the September issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.
This is a novel tool for scientists and physicians alike, says lead author and Kellogg scientist Radha Ayyagari, Ph.D. "For diseases that are associated with multiple genes, like RP, we now have a new and faster method for identifying the underlying genetic basis. This is also useful in analyzing complex patterns of inheritance and for understanding how causative genes might interact with each other."
'Genetic testing helps physicians zero in on eye disease', EurekAlert, 15 September 2005.
The research was published in the September issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.
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