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A new clinical perspective of corneal dystrophies through molecular genetics.
Current opinion in ophthalmology - 1 Aug 1999
Gupta S K, Hodge W G
Abstract excerpt
In the past 2 years, significant advances have been made in the genetics of corneal dystrophies. Genetic heterogeneity (one disease condition caused by single mutations in any one of multiple genes) and phenotypic diversity (many disease conditions caused by mutations in a single gene) are common emerging themes. Genetic heterogeneity in Meesmann corneal dystrophy was established with the identification of two...
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