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Anterior basement membrane corneal dystrophy and pseudo-unilateral lattice corneal dystrophy in a patient with recurrent corneal erosions.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jun 2004
Aldave Anthony J, Lin Danny Y, Principe Alexandre H, Yellore Vivek S, Weissman Barry A
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PURPOSE: To report the utility of genetic testing in the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected corneal dystrophies. DESIGN: Case report. METHODS: A 58-year-old man with a history of recurrent corneal erosions was diagnosed with bilateral anterior basement membrane dystrophy and unilateral lattice corneal dystrophy. All 17 exons of the TGFBI gene were screened for mutations previously associated with...
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