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Apparent autosomal dominant keratoconus in a large Australian pedigree accounted for by digenic inheritance of two novel loci.
Human genetics - 1 Nov 2008
Burdon Kathryn P, Coster Douglas J, Charlesworth Jac C, Mills Richard A, Laurie Kate J, Giunta Cecilia, Hewitt Alex W, Latimer Paul, Craig Jamie E
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Keratoconus is a debilitating ocular disease characterised by progressive asymmetrical thinning of the cornea, the clear covering at the front of the eye. The resulting protrusion of the cornea results in severe refractive error, in the most severe cases requiring corneal grafting. It is a comple...
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