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aso línico oroideremia presentación clínica y perspe ivas futuras
el EPR.
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Si bien CHR es una entidad rara,
las implicancias en el tratamiento de otras
enfermedades más comunes como retinitis
pigmentosa (1 en 3 mil pacientes) o incluso
DMRE (1 en 4 pacientes sobre 75 años) son
enormes.
Conflicto de intereses
El autor declara no tener ningún conflicto
de interés.