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A novel VSX1 mutation identified in an individual with keratoconus in India.
Molecular vision - 28 Nov 2009
Paliwal Preeti, Singh Anuradha, Tandon Radhika, Titiyal Jeevan S, Sharma Arundhati
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the possible role of the VSX1 gene in a group of patients from the Indian subcontinent with keratoconus. METHODS: Molecular analysis of 66 patients with a diagnosis of keratoconus, based on clinical examination and corneal topography, was carried out. DNA extraction from peripheral blood followed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification of the VSX1 gene was performed. The entire...
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