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Choroideremia

Disorder characterized by atrophy of the choroid (the thin membrane covering most of the posterior of the eye between the retina and sclera) and degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium resulting in night blindness. The disease is caused by mutations in Rab escort protein Rep1  (component A of Rab geranylgeranyl transferase).

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