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Two novel FBN1 mutations associated with ectopia lentis and marfanoid habitus in two Chinese families.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2009
Zhao Liming, Liang Ting, Xu Jianzhen, Lin Hui, Li Dandan, Qi Yanhua
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PURPOSE: To identify the molecular defects in the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1) in two Chinese families with ectopia lentis (EL) and marfanoid habitus. METHODS: Five patients and eight non-carriers in the two families underwent complete physical, ophthalmic, and cardiovascular examinations. Genomic DNA was extracted from leukocytes of venous blood of these individuals in the families as well as 100 healthy normal...
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