Mutations in the zinc finger protein gene, Znf469, Contribute to the pathogenesis of keratoconus

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5629-5635

  Vincent, Andrea L ^a,b   Jordan, Charlotte A ^a,b   Cadzow, Murray J ^c   Merriman, Tony R ^c   McGhee, Charles N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Genetics; Keratoconus; ZNF469

Indexed keywords

ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZNF469 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN FIBER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEAL PACHYMETRY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRMD 5 GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLIT LAMP; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ACUITY; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN GENE ZNF 469; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; YOUNG ADULT; ZNF469;

GENETICS; KERATOCONUS; ZNF469;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908092647     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-14532     Document Type: Article

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