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Genetics in Keratoconus: where are we?

Keratoconus (KC) is a non-inflammatory thinning and protrusion of the cornea in which the cornea assumes a conical shape. Complex etiology of this condition at present remains an enigma. Although environmental factors have been involved in KC pathogenesis, strong underlining genetic susceptibility h...

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Autores principales: Bykhovskaya, Yelena, Margines, Benjamin, Rabinowitz, Yaron S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4922054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27350955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40662-016-0047-5