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A Common Ancestral Mutation in CRYBB3 Identified in Multiple Consanguineous Families with Congenital Cataracts.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Jiao Xiaodong, Kabir Firoz, Irum Bushra, Khan Arif O, Wang Qiwei, Li David, Khan Asma A, Husnain Tayyab, Akram Javed, Riazuddin Sheikh, Hejtmancik J Fielding, Riazuddin S Amer
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: This study was performed to investigate the genetic determinants of autosomal recessive congenital cataracts in large consanguineous families. METHODS: Affected individuals underwent a detailed ophthalmological examination and slit-lamp photographs of the cataractous lenses were obtained. An aliquot of blood was collected from all participating family members and genomic DNA was extracted from white...
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