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Identification of a GJA3 Mutation in a Large Family with Bilateral Congenital Cataract.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Mar 2016
Li Bin, Liu Yuying, Liu Yaning, Guo Hui, Hu Zhengmao, Xia Kun, Jin Xuemin
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The congenital cataract has been a clinically important cause of impaired vision development, making up about 10% of the cases of childhood blindness. Mutations of more than 40 genes have been identified causing congenital cataract with Mendelian inheritance, which indicated that it has an extremely high genetic heterogeneity. In this study, we recruited a large congenital cataract family and identified a...
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