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KIF21A gene c.2860C>T mutation in congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles type 1 and 3.
Molecular vision - 1 Apr 2005
Lin Long-Kuang, Chien Yin-Hsiu, Wu Jer-Yuarn, Wang Ai-Hou, Chiang Shu-Chuan, Hwu Wuh-Liang
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PURPOSE: To determine, in Taiwanese patients, the genetic basis of congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles (CFEOM) type 1 and 3, a group of diseases characterized by congenital restrictive ophthalmoplegia affecting muscles innervated by the oculomotor nerve. METHODS: Linkage analysis with microsatellite markers at chromosome 12q and direct sequence analysis of the KIF21A gene were performed on three...
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