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Yu, P., Gu, Y., Yang, Y. et al. A clinical and molecular-genetic analysis of Chinese patients with lattice corneal dystrophy and novel Thr538Pro mutation in theTGFBI (BIGH3) gene. J Genet 85, 73–76 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02728974
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