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Genotype-phenotype correlation in 2 Indian families with severe granular corneal dystrophy.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Aug 2005
Kannabiran Chitra, Sridhar Mittanamalli S, Chakravarthi S Kalyana, Vemuganti Geeta K, Lakshmipathi Meena
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OBJECTIVES: To determine genotypes in 2 Indian families with severe granular corneal dystrophy, to document clinical and histopathologic features, and to attempt a genotype-phenotype correlation. METHODS: Mutation analysis of exon 12 of the TGFBI gene was carried out in 9 individuals from 2 families. RESULTS: A C-->T mutation at residue 1710 of TGFBI complementary DNA, corresponding to an Arg555Trp mutation in...
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