Analysis of VSX1 variations in Brazilian subjects with keratoconus

Purpose: To screen visual system homeobox 1 (VSX1) gene in Brazilian subjects affected with keratoconus (KCN). Methods: Seventy-three patients with KCN and 106 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Patients were diagnosed with KCN based on eye examination and corneal topographic features acc...

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Published in:	Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research
Main Authors:	Dulceria Costa da Silva, Bianca Nery Benevides Gadelha, Alex Felipe Barbosa Feitosa, Rafaela Gomes da Silva, Tarsila Livia Paz e Albuquerque, Débora Christina Pereira Fernandes Santos, Diego Nery Benevides Gadelha, Bruno Luiz Fonseca Schamber-Reis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Knowledge E 2018-01-01
Subjects:	Cornea; Keratoconus; Polymorphism; VSX1
Online Access:	http://www.jovr.org/article.asp?issn=2008-322X;year=2018;volume=13;issue=3;spage=266;epage=273;aulast=Silva