A recognition survey of granular corneal dystrophy type 2 genetic detection in China.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the feasibility of promoting genetic detection for granular corneal dystrophy type 2 (GCD₂) by a questionnaire conducted among citizens in five cities in China.

Methods

The data were collected by questionnaire, and analyzed by Chi-square test and one-tailed t test in IBM SPSS statistics.

Results

Based on the survey data on the awareness of GCD₂ genetic detection in this study and the positive predictive analysis report of the citizens in five cities in China, the vast majority (84.2%) of respondents had never heard of it and did not know that GCD₂ patients have been prohibited from performing excimer surgery that can deteriorate GCD₂ patients' condition even leading to blindness. Though 3.4% of patient

SUBMITTER: Wang XR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708363 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature