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Connexin 50 mutation in a family with congenital "zonular nuclear" pulverulent cataract of Pakistani origin.
Human genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Berry V, Mackay D, Khaliq S, Francis P J, Hameed A, Anwar K, Mehdi S Q, Newbold R J, Ionides A, Shiels A, Moore T, Bhattacharya S S
Abstract excerpt
Inherited cataract is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disease that most often presents as a congenital autosomal dominant trait. Here we report linkage of a three-generation family of Pakistani origin with autosomal dominant cataract "zonular nuclear" pulverulent type (CZNP) on chromosome 1q21.1. Genome wide-linkage analysis excluded all the known cataract loci except on chromosome 1q. Significantly...
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