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Correlation of the recurrent FBN1 mutation (c.364C>T) with a unique phenotype in a Chinese patient with Marfan syndrome.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Jin Chongfei, Yao Ke, Sun Zhaohui, Wu Renyi
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PURPOSE: To describe a Chinese patient with Marfan syndrome who had a unique phenotype and a recurrent mutation in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene. CASE AND METHODS: A 31-year-old man who had a spontaneous bilateral lens dislocation into the vitreous cavity in childhood was found to have retinal and choroidal detachments in both eyes. A congenital atrial septal defect was detected. Pars plana vitrectomy, lensectomy,...
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