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FOXL2 mutations in Taiwanese patients with blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus syndrome.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Apr 2010
Lin Wei-De, Chou I-Ching, Lee Ni-Chung, Wang Chung-Hsing, Hwu Wuh-Liang, Lin Shuan-Pei, Chao Mei-Chyn, Tsai Yushin, Tsai Fuu-Jen
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BACKGROUND: Blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) is an autosomal dominant developmental disorder that includes an eyelid malformation associated with (type I) or without (type II) premature ovarian failure (POF). Mutations in the forkhead transcription factor 2 (FOXL2) gene, a member of winged/forkhead transcription factor family, are responsible for both types of BPES. The purpose of...
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