Severe retinal degeneration at an early age in Usher syndrome type 1B associated with homozygous splice site mutations in MYO7A gene

@article{Abdelkader2018SevereRD,
  title={Severe retinal degeneration at an early age in Usher syndrome type 1B associated with homozygous splice site mutations in MYO7A gene},
  author={Ehab Abdelkader and Lama Enani and Patrik Schatz and Leen Abu Safieh},
  journal={Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology},
  year={2018},
  volume={32},
  pages={119 - 125}
}
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