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Novel mutation in FBN1 causes ectopia lentis and varicose great saphenous vein in one Chinese autosomal dominant family.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2014
Fu Qing, Liu Peng, Lu Qingsheng, Wang Feng, Wang Hui, Shen Wei, Xu Fei, Liu Lin, Sergeev Yuri V, Sui Ruifang
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To identify genetic defects in a Chinese family with ectopia lentis (EL) and varicose great saphenous vein (GSV) and to analyze the correlations between phenotype and genotype. METHODS: Twenty-two (12 affected subjects and ten unaffected subjects) among 53 members of a Chinese family underwent complete physical, ophthalmic, and cardiovascular examinations. Genomic DNA was extracted from the leukocytes in...
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