Repeating Trinucleotide Associated With Ability To Predict Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy | OphthalmologyWeb: The Ultimate Online Resource for Ophthalmologists

Friday, May 11, 2012

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A repeating trinucleotide, specifically TGC in the TCF4 gene, is a strong predictor of Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy , a speaker here said.

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