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LCA17

GDF6

Growth differentiation factor 6; involved in eye development

No Targeted Treatment Yet

Sourced & cited — not yet expert-reviewed

Every statement here is backed by a cited primary source, but a specialist has not formally reviewed this page yet.

Chromosomal Locus

8q22.1

Inheritance

AR or AD

Frequency

<1% of LCA cases

OMIM #615360

Key Clinical Features

  • 1Eye developmental gene
  • 2Very rare

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