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Phenotype-genotype correlations in patients with TGFBI-linked corneal dystrophies in Taiwan.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Hou Yu-Chih, Wang I-Jong, Hsiao Cheng-Hsiang, Chen Wei-Li, Hu Fung-Rong
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PURPOSE: To determine the phenotype-genotype correlations in patients with corneal dystrophies associated with human transforming growth factor-β-induced (TGFBI) mutations at the National Taiwan University Hospital. METHODS: Twenty-five affected patients from 15 families with corneal dystrophies were recruited. They underwent slit-lamp biomicroscopy and visual acuity examinations. Genomic DNA was extracted from...
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