Article
Familial peripheral keratopathy without PAX6 mutation.
Cornea - 1 Feb 2012
Smith Wendy M, Lange Julie M, Sturm Amy C, Tanner Stephan M, Mauger Thomas F
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical features of a familial abnormality of the corneal stem cells and to investigate the role of PAX6 mutations in the affected family members. METHODS: A family with multiple generations of peripheral keratopathy was evaluated. Because of the corneal phenotypic similarity to aniridia-related keratopathy, it was hypothesized that the affected patients might have a dominantly inherited...
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