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2014-12-15
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Molecular analyses of 2299delG and C759F mutations in Colombian Retinitis Pigmentosa and Sensorineural hearing loss affected individuals

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.1038
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Greizy López Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Grupo BIOINNOVA, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia - UNAD.
Nancy Gelvez Instituto de Genética Humana, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
Luisa Fernanda Urrego Universidad del Rosario.
Silvia Florez Fundación Oftalmológica Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia.
Vicente Rodríguez Departamento de ORL, Hospital San Ignacio, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
Marta Lucía Tamayo Instituto de Genética Humana, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. Fundación Oftalmológica Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia.
David Medina Fundación Oftalmológica Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia.
Objective: To determine the presence of 2299delG and C759F mutations in 37 non-related subjects from Colom­bia suffering from RP and sensorineural deafness. Materials and methods: Exon 13 of USH2A gene was directly sequenced in all subjects selected for the study. Results: In this work, the 2299delG mutation was only observed in subjects suffering from Usher syndrome type II while the C759F mutation was not detected in any subject.