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Identification of a GJA3 mutation in a Chinese family with congenital nuclear cataract using exome sequencing.
Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics - 1 Aug 2013
Guo Yi, Yuan Lamei, Yi Junhui, Xiao Jingjing, Xu Hongbo, Lv Hongwei, Xiong Wei, Zheng Wen, Guan Liping, Zhang Jianguo, Xiang Hong, Qi Yong, Deng Hao
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Congenital cataract, a clinically and genetically heterogeneous lens disorder is defined as any opacity of the lens presented from birth and is responsible for approximately 10% of worldwide childhood poor vision or blindness. To identify the genetic defect responsible for congenital nuclear cataract in a four-generation Chinese Han family, exome and direct Sanger sequencings were conducted and a missense variant...
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