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RNA Toxicity and Missplicing in the Common Eye Disease Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
16 Jan 2015
Abstract excerpt
Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is an inherited degenerative disease that affects the internal endothelial cell monolayer of the cornea and can result in corneal edema and vision loss in severe cases. FECD affects ∼5% of middle-aged Caucasians in the United States and accounts for >14,000 corneal transplantations annually. Among the several genes and loci associated with FECD, the strongest association...
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