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Screening for mutations of Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome caused by FOXC1 gene in Japanese patients.
Journal of glaucoma - 1 Dec 2001
Kawase C, Kawase K, Taniguchi T, Sugiyama K, Yamamoto T, Kitazawa Y, Alward W L, Stone E M, Nishimura D Y, Sheffield V C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Mutations in the forkhead transcription factor gene (FOXC1) have been recently shown to cause some cases of juvenile glaucoma associated with a variety of anterior-segment anomalies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical features of Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome caused by FOXC1 mutations in Japanese patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: After informed consent was obtained, genomic DNA was...
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