Granular corneal dystrophy Groenouw type I. 115 Danish patients. An epidemiological and genetic population study.

doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.1990.tb01925.x

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Granular corneal dystrophy Groenouw type I. 115 Danish patients. An epidemiological and genetic population study.

Acta ophthalmologica - 1 Jun 1990

Møller H U

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An epidemiological and genetic study in Denmark of granular corneal dystrophy Groenouw type I is described. Ninety-one living patients were found. The disease is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with a 100% penetrance of the gene. The 91 cases could be traced back to 6 different mutations...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Birth Rate
Child
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
Denmark
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Pedigree
Sex Factors

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