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A novel MIP gene mutation associated with autosomal dominant congenital cataracts in a Chinese family

BACKGROUND: The major intrinsic protein gene (MIP), also known as MIP26 or AQP0, is a member of the water-transporting aquaporin family, which plays a critical role in the maintenance of lifelong lens transparency. To date, several mutations in MIP (OMIM 154050) have been linked to hereditary catara...

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Autores principales: Yu, Yibo, Yu, Yinhui, Chen, Peiqing, Li, Jinyu, Zhu, Yanan, Zhai, Yi, Yao, Ke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3890554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24405844
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-15-6