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Molecular analysis and phenotypic study in 14 Chinese families with Bietti crystalline dystrophy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Yin Houfa, Jin Chongfei, Fang Xiaoyun, Miao Qi, Zhao Yingying, Chen Zhiqing, Su Zhaoan, Ye Panpan, Wang Yao, Yin Jinfu
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the clinical features and cytochrome P450 family 4 subfamily V polypeptide 2 (CYP4V2) gene mutations in 14 Chinese families with Bietti crystalline dystrophy (BCD). METHODS: Seventeen patients from 14 unrelated Chinese families with BCD were recruited for complete clinical ophthalmic examination and genetic study. The 11 exons of CYP4V2 were amplified from genomic DNA of all patients and...
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