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Novel p.G1344E mutation in FBN1 is associated with ectopia lentis.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Mar 2021
Yang Yuan, Zhou Ya-Li, Yao Teng-Teng, Pan Hui, Gu Ping, Wang Zhao-Yang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ectopia lentis refers to dislocation or subluxation of the crystalline lens. Fibrillin-1, encoded by FBN1, is an important microfibrillar structural component that is specifically required for the suspensory ligament of the lens. FBN1 mutations may cause abnormal structure of microfibrils and has been associated with a broad spectrum of clinical phenotypes. In this study, we characterised a Chinese...
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