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Different phenotypes of lattice corneal dystrophy type I in patients with 417C>T (R124C) and 1762A>G (H572R) mutations in TGFBI (BIGH3).
Molecular vision - 13 Aug 2010
Romero Pablo, Moraga Mauricio, Herrera Luisa
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PURPOSE: To describe clinical data and to characterize mutations in the transforming growth factor beta-induced (TGFBI) gene in patients from three unrelated Chilean families with lattice corneal dystrophy type I (LCDI). METHODS: Snellen acuity tests, anterior segment slit lamp examinations, dilated fundus evaluations, and tonometry were performed for seven patients--five females and two males belonging to three...
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