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Racial disparities in genetic detection rates for inherited retinal diseases

JAMA Ophthalmology

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

About The Study: Results from this study highlight a lower genetic detection rate for Black patients than for white patients with inherited retinal diseases. This supports a concern that the current development of inherited retinal disease therapeutics is highly dependent on the ability to identify the genetic cause of disease.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, K. Thiran Jayasundera, M.D., email thiran@med.umich.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.4696)

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