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Molecular genetics of Chinese families with TGFBI corneal dystrophies.
Molecular vision - 4 Feb 2011
Zhang Ting, Yan Naihong, Yu Wenhan, Liu Yun, Liu Guo, Wu Xiaomei, Lian Jinxian, Liu Xuyang
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To identify clinical features and mutations within the transforming growth factor-beta-induced (TGFBI) gene in three Chinese families with Granular corneal dystrophy, type 1 (GCD1) and Granular corneal dystrophy, type 2 (GCD2). METHODS: Clinical features of GCD1 and GCD2 in three Chinese families were studied with slit-lamp and in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). Molecular genetic analysis...
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