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Clinical variability of autosomal dominant cataract, microcornea and corneal opacity and novel mutation in the alpha A crystallin gene (CRYAA).
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Apr 2008
Richter Leslie, Flodman Pamela, Barria von-Bischhoffshausen Fernando, Burch Douglas, Brown Sandra, Nguyen Linda, Turner Julia, Spence M Anne, Bateman J Bronwyn
Abstract excerpt
We studied 28 individuals from a four-generation Chilean family (ADC54) including 13 affected individuals with cataracts, microcornea and/or corneal opacity. All individuals underwent a complete ophthalmologic exam. We screened with a panel of polymorphic DNA markers for known loci that cause autosomal dominant cataracts, if mutated, and refined the locus using the ABI Prism Linkage Mapping Set Version 2.5, and...
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