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Arg124Cys mutation of the TGFBI gene in a Chinese pedigree of Reis-Bucklers corneal dystrophy.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To analyze mutations in transforming growth factor beta-induced (TGFBI) gene in a Chinese pedigree with Reis-Bücklers corneal dystrophy (RBCD, also known as GCD3).

Methods

In a five-generation Chinese family, eight members were identified with RBCD and the rest were unaffected. All members of the family underwent complete ophthalmologic examinations. Exons of TGFBI were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, sequenced, and compared with a reference database.

Results

A single heterozygous C>T (R124C) point mutation was found in exon 4 of TGFBI in all the affected members of the pedigree, but not in the unaffected members.

Conclusion

R124C which was a known mutation for lattice corneal dystrophy type I, segregated with the RBCD in this pedigree. This elucidated the correlation between genotype and phenotype in a Chinese family of RBCD.

SUBMITTER: Yang QN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3340806 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Arg124Cys mutation of the TGFBI gene in a Chinese pedigree of Reis-Bücklers corneal dystrophy.

Yang Qiao-Na QN Zhao Yong-Wang YW Guo Li-Heng LH Yan Nai-Hong NH Liu Xu-Yang XY Cai Su-Ping SP

International journal of ophthalmology 20110618 3

<h4>Aim</h4>To analyze mutations in transforming growth factor beta-induced (TGFBI) gene in a Chinese pedigree with Reis-Bücklers corneal dystrophy (RBCD, also known as GCD3).<h4>Methods</h4>In a five-generation Chinese family, eight members were identified with RBCD and the rest were unaffected. All members of the family underwent complete ophthalmologic examinations. Exons of TGFBI were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, sequenced, and compared with a reference database.<h4>Results</h4>A ...[more]

PMID: 22553651

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