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An unusual clinical phenotype of Avellino corneal dystrophy associated with an Arg124His beta iG-H3 mutation in an African-American woman.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Apr 2004
Meallet Mario A, Affeldt John A, McFarland Trevor J, Appukuttan Binoy, Read Rusell, Stout J Timothy, Rao Narsing A
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PURPOSE: To describe the clinical features, histologic changes, and genetic analysis of Avellino corneal dystrophy in an African-American woman. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: A 79-year-old African-American woman with corneal deposits consistent with Avellino corneal dystrophy was studied with histologic and genetic analysis. RESULTS: The patient had multiple crumb-like opacities in the anterior...
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