Unusual superficial variant of granular corneal dystrophy with amyloid deposition.
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چکیده
Superficial granular corneal dystrophy (SGCD) is a variant of GCD that is restricted to involvement of the Bowman layer and the superficial corneal stroma. Superficial and classic GCD result from mutations in the human transforming growth factor –induced gene (BIGH3) on human chromosome 5 (5q31). We report an unusual case of a patient with SGCD in which the typical deposits of GCD were associated with amyloid and in which the 2 commonly affected exons (4 and 12) of the BIGH3 gene were not mutated.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of ophthalmology
دوره 121 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003