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[Corneal dystrophies in the light of modern molecular genetic research].
Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft - 1 Jun 2002
Auw-Hädrich C, Witschel H
Abstract excerpt
Modern methods of molecular genetics have resulted in new insights into the pathogenesis of corneal dystrophies which now require a new classification. Clinical evidence, the results of histopathological and electron-microscopical examinations, especially in cases of recurrence which reflect early disease, and the immunohistochemical analysis of the deposits have already aroused the suspicion that the "old"...
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