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Screening of the Seed Region of MIR184 in Keratoconus Patients from Saudi Arabia.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
Abu-Amero Khaled K, Helwa Inas, Al-Muammar Abdulrahman, Strickland Shelby, Hauser Michael A, Allingham R Rand, Liu Yutao
Abstract excerpt
Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) are regulators of gene expression that control various biological processes. The role of many identified miRNAs is not yet resolved. Recent evidence suggests that miRNA mutations and/or misexpression may contribute to genetic disorders. Point mutations in the seed region of MIR184 have been recently identified in Keratoconus (KC) patients with or without other corneal and lens abnormalities....
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