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[Screening of FBN1 gene mutations in a family with Marfan syndrome].
[Zhonghua yan ke za zhi] Chinese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Nov 2010
Hao Peng, Tang Xin, Song Hui, Wang Li-ming, Wang Yu-chuan, Ying Ming, Han Rui-fang, Li Ning-dong
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OBJECTIVE: To identify FBN1 gene mutations in a Chinese family with Marfan syndrome. METHODS: Four affected and two unaffected individuals in the family were recruited after informed consent. Five ml blood samples were drawn from each family member and genomic DNA was extracted. Mutations were detected by directly sequencing to the whole coding region and exon-intron boundaries of FBN1 gene. Polyphen program was...
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