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[A novel VSX1 gene mutation identified in a sporadic keratoconus patient from China].
[Zhonghua yan ke za zhi] Chinese journal of ophthalmology - 11 Mar 2018
Guan T, Wu H J, Zhang L J, Xu D J, Zheng L B, Yao Y F
Abstract excerpt
Objective: To investigate the possibility of the visual system homeobox 1 (VSX1) gene as a candidate susceptibility gene for Chinese patients with sporadic keratoconus, and to identify sequence variants of the VSX1 gene in such patients. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Genomic DNA was extracted from the leukocytes in the peripheral venous blood of 50 patients with sporadic keratoconus and 50 control subjects...
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