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A novel gammaD-crystallin mutation causes mild changes in protein properties but leads to congenital coralliform cataract.
Molecular vision - 6 Aug 2009
Zhang Li-Yun, Gong Bo, Tong Jian-Ping, Fan Dorothy Shu-Ping, Chiang Sylvia Wai-Yee, Lou Dinghua, Lam Dennis Shun-Chiu, Yam Gary Hin-Fai, Pang Chi-Pui
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PURPOSE: To identify the genetic lesions for congenital coralliform cataract. METHODS: Two Chinese families with autosomal dominant coralliform cataract, 12 affected and 14 unaffected individuals, were recruited. Fifteen known genes associated with autosomal dominant congenital cataract were screened by two-point linkage analysis with gene based single nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite markers. Sequence...
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