Evaluating the association of VSX1 mutation with keratoconus and the granular corneal dystrophy in an Iranian family

Evaluating the association of VSX1 mutation with keratoconus and the granular corneal dystrophy in an Iranian family

AIM: To evaluate association between mutations in the visual system homeobox 1(VSX1)gene and keratoconus(KCN)complicated with granular corneal dystrophy(GCD), direct sequencing was performed in an Iranian family affected by KCN and GCD in four generations. <p>METHODS: An Iranian pedigree with...

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Main Authors: Hossein Aghamollaei, Farhad Nejat, Seyed Aliasghar Mosavi, Saeed Morovvati, Khosrow Jadidi, Mohammad Sadegh Nadimifar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2017-06-01
Series:Guoji Yanke Zazhi
Subjects:
granular corneal dystrophy
Iranian family
keratoconus
mutation
polymerase chain reaction
visual system homeobox
Online Access:http://ies.ijo.cn/cn_publish/2017/6/201706004.pdf

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