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Evidence for keratoconus susceptibility locus on chromosome 14: a genome-wide linkage screen using single-nucleotide polymorphism markers.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Sept 2010
Liskova Petra, Hysi Pirro G, Waseem Naushin, Ebenezer Neil D, Bhattacharya Shomi S, Tuft Stephen J
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OBJECTIVE: To search for genetic factors that could increase susceptibility to keratoconus. METHODS: A single-nucleotide polymorphism chip method was used to generate whole-genome data in a multiethnic panel of 6 families with 3 to 5 members affected by keratoconus. Candidate gene screening was p...
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