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Does Race Affect Detection of Inherited Retinal Disease?
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TOPLINE: Black patients with inherited retinal diseases who undergo genetic testing are less likely than White patients to receive a conclusive genetic diagnosis, new research shows. At one center, about 39% of Black patients were found to have pathogenic or likely pathogenic genetic variants, compared with 71% of White patients…