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TGFBI gene mutations in a Korean population with corneal dystrophy.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Cho Kyong Jin, Mok Jee Won, Na Kyung Sun, Rho Chang Rae, Byun Yong Soo, Hwang Ho Sik, Hwang Kyu Yeon, Joo Choun-Ki
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PURPOSE: To investigate the clinical and genetic features of Korean patients with corneal dystrophies associated with mutations in the human transforming growth factor-β-induced (TGFBI) gene. METHODS: In this study, 387 subjects (71 families and 89 individuals - 268 patients having TGFBI corneal dystrophies and 119 normal relatives) were assessed. All subjects underwent a complete ophthalmologic evaluation,...
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