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Missense mutations in TCF8 cause late-onset Fuchs corneal dystrophy and interact with FCD4 on chromosome 9p.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2010
Riazuddin S Amer, Zaghloul Norann A, Al-Saif Amr, Davey Lisa, Diplas Bill H, Meadows Danielle N, Eghrari Allen O, Minear Mollie A, Li Yi-Ju, Klintworth Gordon K, Afshari Natalie, Gregory Simon G, Gottsch John D, Katsanis Nicholas
Abstract excerpt
Fuchs corneal dystrophy (FCD) is a degenerative genetic disorder of the corneal endothelium that represents one of the most common causes of corneal transplantation in the United States. Despite its high prevalence (4% over the age of 40), the underlying genetic basis of FCD is largely unknown. Here we report missense mutations in TCF8, a transcription factor whose haploinsufficiency causes posterior polymorphous...
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