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Individual phenotypic variances in a family with Thiel-Behnke corneal dystrophy.
Cornea - 1 Nov 2012
Nakamura Hisashi, Li Frank T, Foltermann Miles O, Macsai Marian, Ma Xiaoping, Zhao Xinping C, Flaherty Kevin, Yee Richard W
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PURPOSE: To diagnose Thiel-Behnke dystrophy, an autosomal dominant disease of the anterior basement membrane/Bowman membrane complex and corneal stroma, currently relies primarily on the overall clinical presentation of patient complaints, inheritance pattern, and physical appearance of the corneal findings on slit-lamp examination. Key challenges to accurately identifying the disease are variable and often...
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