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Linkage of late-onset Fuchs corneal dystrophy to a novel locus at 13pTel-13q12.13.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jan 2006
Sundin Olof H, Jun Albert S, Broman Karl W, Liu Sammy H, Sheehan Siobhan E, Vito Elizabeth C L, Stark Walter J, Gottsch John D
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PURPOSE: To identify the gene locus underlying the inheritance of late-onset Fuchs corneal dystrophy (FCD) in a large white kindred. METHODS: Genotypes of small tandem repeat polymorphisms were obtained from 17 affected and 3 unaffected family members, followed by genetic linkage analysis. RESULTS: In this family, classic late-onset FCD appeared to be inherited as a single, dominant Mendelian trait. In two...
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