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Mutations in the UBIAD1 gene on chromosome short arm 1, region 36, cause Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Nov 2007
Weiss Jayne S, Kruth Howard S, Kuivaniemi Helena, Tromp Gerard, White Peter S, Winters R Scott, Lisch Walter, Henn Wolfram, Denninger Elke, Krause Matthias, Wasson Paul, Ebenezer Neil, Mahurkar Sunil, Nickerson Michael L
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PURPOSE: Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy (SCCD; MIM 121800) is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by an abnormal increase in cholesterol and phospholipid deposition in the cornea, leading to progressive corneal opacification. Although SCCD has been mapped to a genetic interval between markers D1S1160 and D1S1635, reclassification of a previously unaffected individual expanded the interval to...
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