A Common Ancestral Mutation in CRYBB3 Identified in Multiple Consanguineous Families with Congenital Cataracts.

This study was performed to investigate the genetic determinants of autosomal recessive congenital cataracts in large consanguineous families.Affected individuals underwent a detailed ophthalmological examination and slit-lamp photographs of the cataractous lenses were obtained. An aliquot of blood...

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Main Authors: Xiaodong Jiao, Firoz Kabir, Bushra Irum, Arif O Khan, Qiwei Wang, David Li, Asma A Khan, Tayyab Husnain, Javed Akram, Sheikh Riazuddin, J Fielding Hejtmancik, S Amer Riazuddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4915718?pdf=render