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X-Linked Atrophic Macular Degeneration
A macular degeneration characterized by macular atrophy causing progressive loss of visual acuity with minimal peripheral visual impairment that is caused by hemizygous mutation in RPGR on chromosome Xp11.4.
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Overview
A macular degeneration characterized by macular atrophy causing progressive loss of visual acuity with minimal peripheral visual impairment that is caused by hemizygous mutation in RPGR on chromosome Xp11.4.
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