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An atypical phenotype of Reis-Bücklers corneal dystrophy caused by the G623D mutation in TGFBI.
Molecular vision - 11 Jul 2008
Li Dandan, Qi Yanhua, Wang Li, Lin Hui, Zhou Nan, Zhao Liming
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PURPOSE: To characterize the molecular defects in the TGFBI gene in a Chinese family with an unusual phenotype of Reis-Bücklers corneal dystrophy (RBCD). METHODS: Three generations of the family with RBCD were enrolled in the present study. In addition to ophthalmologic examinations, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and nucleotide sequencing of exons of TGFBI were performed. Exon 14 was also...
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