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Study of VSX1 mutations in patients with keratoconus in southwest Iran using PCR-single-strand conformation polymorphism/heteroduplex analysis and sequencing method.
Acta cytologica - 1 Jan 2013
Dehkordi Fatemeh Azadegan, Rashki Ahmad, Bagheri Nader, Chaleshtori Minoo Hashemzadeh, Memarzadeh Ezzatollah, Salehi Ali, Ghatreh Homan, Zandi Farid, Yazdanpanahi Nasrin, Tabatabaiefar Mohammad Amin, Chaleshtori Morteza Hashemzadeh
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Keratoconus (KC) is an eye disorder in which the cornea is swollen, thinned and deformed. Despite extensive studies, the pathophysiological processes and genetic etiology of KC are unknown. The disease incidence is approximately 1 in 2,000, and it is the most common cause of corneal transplantation in the USA. Many genes are involved in the disease, but evidence suggests a major role for VSX1 in the...
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