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A multicenter study to map genes for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy: baseline characteristics and heritability.
Cornea - 1 Jan 2012
Louttit Megan D, Kopplin Laura J, Igo Robert P, Fondran Jeremy R, Tagliaferri Angela, Bardenstein David, Aldave Anthony J, Croasdale Christopher R, Price Marianne O, Rosenwasser George O, Lass Jonathan H, Iyengar Sudha K
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PURPOSE: To describe the methods for family and case-control recruitment for a multicenter genetic and associated heritability analyses of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). METHODS: Twenty-nine enrolling sites with 62 trained investigators and coordinators gathered individual and family information, graded the phenotype, and collected blood and/or saliva for genetic analysis on all individuals with and...
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