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A new locus for autosomal recessive nuclear cataract mapped to chromosome 19q13 in a Pakistani family.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Feb 2005
Riazuddin S Amer, Yasmeen Afshan, Zhang Qingjiong, Yao Wenliang, Sabar Muhammad Farooq, Ahmed Zahoor, Riazuddin Sheikh, Hejtmancik J Fielding
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PURPOSE: To identify the disease locus of autosomal recessive congenital nuclear cataracts in a consanguineous Pakistani family. METHODS: A large Pakistani family with multiple individuals affected by autosomal recessive congenital cataracts was ascertained. Patients were examined, blood samples were collected, and DNA was isolated. A genome-wide scan was performed using 382 polymorphic microsatellite markers on...
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