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Structural abnormalities of the cornea and lid resulting from collagen V mutations.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Feb 2006
Segev Fani, Héon Elise, Cole William G, Wenstrup Richard J, Young Felix, Slomovic Allan R, Rootman David S, Whitaker-Menezes Diana, Chervoneva Inna, Birk David E
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PURPOSE: Type V collagen forms heterotypic fibrils with type I collagen and accounts for 10% to 20% of corneal collagen. The purpose of this study was to define the ocular phenotype resulting from mutations in the type V collagen genes COL5A1 and COL5A2 and to study the pathogenesis of anomalies in a Col5a1-deficient mouse. METHODS: Seven patients with classic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) due to COL5A1...
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