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Keratoconus--no association with the transforming growth factor beta-induced gene in a cohort of American patients.
Cornea - 1 Jan 2004
Udar Nitin, Kenney M Cristina, Chalukya Meenal, Anderson Tara, Morales Liezel, Brown Donald, Nesburn Anthony, Small Kent
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PURPOSE: Keratoconus is a noninflammatory, corneal thinning disorder leading to mixed myopic and irregular astigmatism and implicated as a major reason for cornea transplantations in the Western world. Genetic factors have been suggested as a cause of keratoconus. The levels of transforming growt...
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