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Differing roles for TCF4 and COL8A2 in central corneal thickness and fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Igo Robert P, Kopplin Laura J, Joseph Peronne, Truitt Barbara, Fondran Jeremy, Bardenstein David, Aldave Anthony J, Croasdale Christopher R, Price Marianne O, Rosenwasser Miriam, Lass Jonathan H, Iyengar Sudha K
Abstract excerpt
Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is the most common late-onset, vision-threatening corneal dystrophy in the United States, affecting about 4% of the population. Advanced FECD involves a thickening of the cornea from stromal edema and changes in Descemet membrane. To understand the relationship between FECD and central corneal thickness (CCT), we characterized common genetic variation in COL8A2 and TCF4,...
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