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A novel mutation in CRYAB associated with autosomal dominant congenital nuclear cataract in a Chinese family.
Molecular vision - 10 Jul 2009
Chen Qiang, Ma Junjie, Yan Ming, Mothobi Maneo Emily, Liu Yuanyuan, Zheng Fang
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PURPOSE: To identify the genetic defects associated with autosomal dominant congenital nuclear cataract in a Chinese family. METHODS: Clinical data were collected, and the phenotypes of the affected members in this family were recorded by slit-lamp photography. Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood. Mutations were screened in cataract-associated candidate genes through polymerase chain reaction (PCR)...
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