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Evaluating the Association between Keratoconus and Reported Genetic Loci in a Han Chinese Population.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2015
Hao Xiao-Dan, Chen Peng, Chen Zhao-Li, Li Su-Xia, Wang Ye
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Keratoconus (KC) is a complex degenerative disorder of the cornea. Genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors may all contribute to the pathogenesis of KC. Most of the reported KC-associated SNPs have been detected in Caucasians and Australians. To investigate whether the reported associated SNPs can be found in a Chinese population, we performed a replication study of the significantly associated...
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