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Identification of a De Novo 3bp Deletion in CRYBA1/A3 Gene in Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract.
Acta medica Iranica - 1 Dec 2016
Mohebi Masoumeh, Akbari Abolfazl, Babaei Nahid, Sadeghi Abdolrahim, Heidari Mansour
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant congenital cataract (ADCC) is the most common form of inherited cataracts and accounts for one-third of congenital cataracts. Heterozygous null mutations in the crystallin genes are the major cause of the ADCC. This study aims to detect the mutational spectrum of four crystallin genes, CRYBA1/A3, CRYBB1, CRYBB2 and CRYGD in an Iranian family. Genomic DNA was isolated from whole blood cells from...
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