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The relationship between granular, lattice type 1, and Avellino corneal dystrophies. A histopathologic study.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Aug 1994
Folberg R, Stone E M, Sheffield V C, Mathers W D
Abstract excerpt
Three stromal corneal dystrophies (granular, lattice type 1, and Avellino) were recently mapped to a single locus on chromosome 5. This study was conducted to determine if there is histologic evidence to support the allelic relationship suggested by the genetic studies. We examined 23 corneal buttons from the two families with lattice dystrophy and 13 corneal buttons from the two families with granular dystrophy...
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