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New techniques developed in the past few years are being used to isolate the genes responsible for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. The use of hypervariable probes in linkage, the construction of genetic and physical maps, and the search for putative gene sequences of interest are described.
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Jay, M., Inglehearn, C. New strategies in molecular genetic studies of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. Eye 4, 737–742 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1990.105
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