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Results of fibrillin-1 gene analysis in children from inbred families with lens subluxation.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - 1 Apr 2014
Khan Arif O, Bolz Hanno J, Bergmann Carsten
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BACKGROUND: Autosomal dominant mutation of the FBN1 gene (fibrillin-1) results in a spectrum of disease (type 1 fibrillopathies) ranging from Marfan syndrome with lens subluxation and cardiovascular complications to milder connective tissues phenotypes. The likelihood of FBN1 mutation in children...
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