Hereditary cataract is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous lens disease that is responsible for a significant proportion of the visual impairment and blindness that occurs in children. In a five-generation Chinese family with autosomal dominant inherited congenital cataract, clinical exam
A novel mutation in GDF5 causes autosomal dominant symphalangism in two Chinese families
โ Scribed by Xu Wang; Fuying Xiao; Qinbo Yang; Bo Liang; Zhaohui Tang; Linbin Jiang; Qihui Zhu; Wei Chang; Jiuxi Jiang; Chuanming Jiang; Xiang Ren; Jing-Yu Liu; Qing K. Wang; Mugen Liu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 273 KB
- Volume
- 140A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4825
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