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Mutations in the ABCA3 gene are associated with cataract-microcornea syndrome.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 18 Nov 2014
Chen Peng, Dai Yunhai, Wu Xiaoming, Wang Ye, Sun Shiying, Xiao Jingjing, Zhang Qingyan, Guan Liping, Zhao Xiaowen, Hao Xiaodan, Wu Renhua, Xie Lixin
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PURPOSE: Cataract-microcornea syndrome (CCMC) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease characterized by the association of congenital cataract and microcornea without any other systemic anomaly or dysmorphism. Although mutations of several genes have been shown to cause dominant CCMC, in many patients the causative gene has not yet been identified. Our aim was to identify the disease-associated gene in Chinese...
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