Abstract
CHM encodes Rab Escort Protein, or REP1, which binds unprenylated Rab proteins involved in vesicle transport. Mutations in CHM are associated with choroideremia [1, 2].
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Zahid, S. et al. (2018). CHM . In: Retinal Dystrophy Gene Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10867-4_17
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