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Common single nucleotide polymorphisms and keratoconus in the Han Chinese population.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Sept 2013
Wang Yani, Jin Tianbo, Zhang Xuehui, Wei Wei, Cui Yan, Geng Tingting, Liu Qianping, Gao Jing, Liu Ming, Chen Chao, Zhang Changning, Zhu Xiuping
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (tSNPs) in VSX1, COL4A3, COL4A4, IL1A and IL1B genes were associated with keratoconus (KTCN) in the Han Chinese population. METHODS: Ninety-seven KTCN patients and 101 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. All cases were diagnosed on the basis of clinical examination. Twenty-one tSNPs were selected for association study in five...
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