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TGFBI gene mutations causing lattice and granular corneal dystrophies in Indian patients.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jan 2005
Chakravarthi S V V Kalyana, Kannabiran Chitra, Sridhar Mittanamalli S, Vemuganti Geeta K
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PURPOSE: To identify mutations in the TGFBI gene in Indian patients with lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD) or granular corneal dystrophy (GCD) and to look for genotype-phenotype correlations. METHODS: Thirty-seven unrelated patients were studied, 18 with LCD and 19 with GCD. The diagnosis of LCD or GCD was made on the basis of clinical and/or histopathological evaluation. Exons and flanking intron sequences of the...
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