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An R124C mutation in TGFBI caused lattice corneal dystrophy type I with a variable phenotype in three Chinese families.
Molecular vision - 30 Jun 2008
Liu Zhe, Wang Yi-qiang, Gong Qing-hua, Xie Li-xin
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PURPOSE: A genetic and clinical study of three unrelated Chinese pedigrees with a variable phenotype of lattice corneal dystrophy type I (LCD I). METHODS: The eyes of the patients were examined by slit lamp microscopy, and other clinical records were also collected. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral leukocytes of the affected patients and their family members. Exons of the transforming growth factor beta...
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