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Analysis of mitochondrial DNA variations in Indian patients with congenital cataract.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Roshan Mascarenhas, Kabekkodu Shama Prasada, Vijaya Pai H, Manjunath Kamath, Graw Jochen, Gopinath P M, Satyamoorthy Kapeattu
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PURPOSE: Identification of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variations in the inherited cataract patients from south India. METHODS: Three families with inherited cataract of maternal origin were evaluated. Clinical and ophthalmologic examinations were performed on available affected as well as unaffected family members. Samples of mtDNA were amplified using 24 pairs of overlapping primers to analyze the entire...
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