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Mutations in collagen, type XVII, alpha 1 (COL17A1) cause epithelial recurrent erosion dystrophy (ERED).
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2015
Jonsson Frida, Byström Berit, Davidson Alice E, Backman Ludvig J, Kellgren Therese G, Tuft Stephen J, Koskela Timo, Rydén Patrik, Sandgren Ola, Danielson Patrik, Hardcastle Alison J, Golovleva Irina
Abstract excerpt
Corneal dystrophies are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited disorders that bilaterally affect corneal transparency. They are defined according to the corneal layer affected and by their genetic cause. In this study, we identified a dominantly inherited epithelial recurrent erosion dystrophy (ERED)-like disease that is common in northern Sweden. Whole-exome sequencing resulted in the...
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