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New ZNF644 mutations identified in patients with high myopia.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2014
Xiang Xinying, Wang Tianyun, Tong Ping, Li Yunping, Guo Hui, Wan Anran, Xia Lu, Liu Yanling, Li Ying, Tian Qi, Shen Lu, Cai Xinzhang, Tian Lei, Jin Xuemin, Xia Kun, Hu Zhengmao
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PURPOSE: Myopia, or near-sightedness, is one of the most common human visual impairments worldwide, and high myopia is one of the leading causes of blindness. In this study, we investigated the mutation spectrum of ZNF644, a causative gene for autosomal dominant high myopia, in a high-myopia cohort from a Chinese population. METHODS: DNA was isolated with the standard proteinase K digestion and phenol-chloroform...
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