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Corneal ectasia associated with posterior lamellar opacification.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Aug 2021
Yung Madeline, Chen Angela C, Chung Doug D, Barrington Alice, Zhang Junwei, Frausto Ricardo F, Magalhaes Otavio A, Aldave Anthony J
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BACKGROUND: Concomitant corneal ectasia and posterior lamellar corneal opacification is rare, and the genetic relationship between these two conditions is unclear. We report the genetic and clinical characterization of this phenotype in three unrelated individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One previously reported affected individual and two unreported, unrelated, affected individuals were recruited for the study....
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