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Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy in Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy, Type 1.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jun 2018
Winkler Nelson S, Milone Margherita, Martinez-Thompson Jennifer M, Raja Harish, Aleff Ross A, Patel Sanjay V, Fautsch Michael P, Wieben Eric D, Baratz Keith H
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: RNA toxicity from CTG trinucleotide repeat (TNR) expansion within noncoding DNA of the transcription factor 4 (TCF4) and DM1 protein kinase (DMPK) genes has been described in Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and myotonic dystrophy, type 1 (DM1), respectively. We prospectively evaluated DM1 patients and their families for phenotypic FECD and report the analysis of CTG expansion in the TCF4 gene...
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