Elucidating the Genetic Basis of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

Elucidating the Genetic Basis of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

<p>Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a complex, late-onset disorder that is a frequent indication for corneal transplantation and affects women more frequently than men. Although linkage and association studies in patients of European and Asian ancestry have started to explain the...

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Main Author: Minear, Mollie
Other Authors: Gregory, Simon G
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Genetics
Ophthalmology
African-American
epidemiology
Fuchs dystrophy
linkage
sequencing
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10161/5505

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http://hdl.handle.net/10161/5505

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