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A novel TGFBI phenotype with amyloid deposits and Arg124Leu mutation.
Ophthalmic research - 1 Jan 2011
Paliwal Preeti, Gupta Jaya, Tandon Radhika, Kashyap Seema, Sen Seema, Agarwal Aditi, Bakshi Ramendra, Sharma Arundhati
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To report a unique transforming-growth-factor-β-induced (TGFBI) gene phenotype with Arg124Leu mutation in an Indian family. METHODS: A family with 5 affected members presented to our hospital and were clinically diagnosed as suffering from Bowman layer dystrophy after examination. Peripheral blood samples were collected in EDTA from all for genomic DNA isolation. Keratoplasty was performed in 2 patients...
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