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Phenotype associated with the H626P mutation and other changes in the TGFBI gene in Czech families.
Ophthalmic research - 1 Jan 2008
Liskova Petra, Klintworth Gordon K, Bowling Brandy L, Filipec Martin, Jirsova Katerina, Tuft Stephen J, Bhattacharya Shomi S, Hardcastle Alison J, Ebenezer Neil D
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To evaluate mutations in the transforming-growth-factor-beta-induced (TGFBI) gene in patients of Czech origin with autosomal dominant corneal dystrophies. METHODS: The coding sequence of the TGFBI gene was analysed in 22 affected Czech individuals from 7 apparently unrelated families. Comparison of phenotype to genotype was performed. RESULTS: A H626P mutation, previously only described in a family with a...
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