CTG18.1 Expansion in TCF4 increases likelihood of transplantation in Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy

PURPOSE: Fuchs dystrophy is the leading indication for corneal transplantation in the United States. A CTG18.1 trinucleotide repeat in TCF4 correlates with increased severity in Fuchs dystrophy; however, quantitative estimates of increased transplantation risk, including effects of age and gender, a...

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Published in:Cornea
Main Authors: Eghrari, Allen O., Vasanth, Shivakumar, Wang, Jiangxia, Vahedi, Farnoosh, Riazuddin, S. Amer, Gottsch, John D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5138126/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27755191
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000001049
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