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A Common Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion within the Transcription Factor 4 (TCF4, E2-2) Gene Predicts Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy

Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a common, familial disease of the corneal endothelium and is the leading indication for corneal transplantation. Variation in the transcription factor 4 (TCF4) gene has been identified as a major contributor to the disease. We tested for an association b...

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Autores principales: Wieben, Eric D., Aleff, Ross A., Tosakulwong, Nirubol, Butz, Malinda L., Highsmith, W. Edward, Edwards, Albert O., Baratz, Keith H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3504061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23185296
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049083