Genome-wide association study identifies three novel loci in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy
oleh: Natalie A. Afshari, Robert P. Igo, Nathan J. Morris, Dwight Stambolian, Shiwani Sharma, V. Lakshmi Pulagam, Steven Dunn, John F. Stamler, Barbara J. Truitt, Jacqueline Rimmler, Abraham Kuot, Christopher R. Croasdale, Xuejun Qin, Kathryn P. Burdon, S. Amer Riazuddin, Richard Mills, Sonja Klebe, Mollie A. Minear, Jiagang Zhao, Elmer Balajonda, George O. Rosenwasser, Keith H Baratz, V. Vinod Mootha, Sanjay V. Patel, Simon G. Gregory, Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Marianne O. Price, Francis W. Price, Jamie E. Craig, John H. Fingert, John D. Gottsch, Anthony J. Aldave, Gordon K. Klintworth, Jonathan H. Lass, Yi-Ju Li, Sudha K. Iyengar
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is one of the most common reasons for corneal transplantation, and is known to cluster in families. Here, the authors discover new genetic loci associated with FECD with sex-specific effects and implications for disease mechanism.