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Three novel variants identified within ECM-related genes in Chinese Han keratoconus patients.
Scientific reports - 3 Apr 2020
Xu Xiayan, Zhang Xin, Cui Yilei, Yang Hao, Ping Xiyuan, Wu Jing, Yu Xiaoning, Jin Xiuming, Huang Xiaodan, Shentu Xingchao
Abstract excerpt
As the primary indication for corneal transplantation, the pathogenesis of keratoconus remains elusive. Aiming to identify whether any mutation from extracellular-matrix (ECM)-related genes contributes to the patients with sporadic cases of keratoconus (KC) from Chinese Han population, one hundred and fifty-three participants in total were enrolled in our study, including fifty-three KC patients and one hundred...
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