Scientists have discovered six new forms of inherited blindness, each one resulting from mutations in a different gene important in eye development and vision, reports [s]HealthCanal[/s]. The research, at the [b]Leeds University’s School of Medicine[/b], focuses on identifying new genes which, when mutated, cause these blinding disorders. Pinpointing the exact cause gives clinicians the ability to offer their patients more information about how their condition will progress, what risk there is to relatives, and in some cases can point to specific treatment.
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