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A novel mutation in the dominantly inherited TOPORS gene supports haploinsufficiency as the mechanism of retinitis pigmentosa

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Pages 562-566 | Received 20 Dec 2016, Accepted 19 Mar 2017, Published online: 28 Apr 2017

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