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A novel mutation (p.Glu1389AspfsX16) of the phosphoinositide kinase, FYVE finger containing gene found in a Japanese patient with fleck corneal dystrophy.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Kawasaki Satoshi, Yamasaki Kenta, Nakagawa Hiroko, Shinomiya Katsuhiko, Nakatsukasa Mina, Nakai Yoshihide, Kinoshita Shigeru
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The phosphoinositide kinase, FYVE finger containing (PIKFYVE) gene has been identified as a gene responsible for fleck corneal dystrophy (FCD). The purpose of this study is to report a novel mutation of the PIKFYVE gene in a Japanese patient with fleck corneal dystrophy. METHODS: Slit-lamp microscopy, corneal topography, and optical coherence tomography were performed for the clinical examination of the...
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