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A novel mutation (F71L) in alphaA-crystallin with defective chaperone-like function associated with age-related cataract.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Oct 2009
Bhagyalaxmi S G, Srinivas Pnbs, Barton Kelly A, Kumar K Ravi, Vidyavathi M, Petrash J Mark, Bhanuprakash Reddy G, Padma T
Abstract excerpt
Age-related cataract (ARC) is a multifactorial disease and the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Genetic predisposition in association with other etiological factors may contribute to ARC. However, gene mutation studies on ARC are scanty. In the present work, we identified a genetic variation (F71L) in the exon-2 of CRYAA (alphaA-crystallin) gene in three unrelated female sporadic cases among 711 ARC patients...
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