Phenotypic non-penetrance in granular corneal dystrophy type II
- Authors
- Kim, Jung-Wan; Kim, Hyo-Myung; Song, Jong-Suk
- Issue Date
- 11월-2008
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- avellino corneal dystrophy; granular corneal dystrophy; non-penetrance; TGFBI gene
- Citation
- GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, v.246, no.11, pp.1629 - 1631
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
- Volume
- 246
- Number
- 11
- Start Page
- 1629
- End Page
- 1631
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/122458
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00417-008-0844-1
- ISSN
- 0721-832X
- Abstract
- Purpose To report a possible case of phenotypic non-penetrance in granular corneal dystrophy type II (GCD-II). Methods DNA analysis was performed on 11 patients with white granular corneal opacities and 50 normal controls after informed consent was obtained. The TGFBI gene was analyzed by sequencing DNA from epidermal keratinocytes obtained using adhesive tape. Results The heterozygous R124H mutation of TGFBI gene was found in all 11 patients. Although 49 normal controls had no mutation in the TGFBI gene, one normal control, a 26-year-old man, had the heterozygous R124H mutation of TGFBI gene. His 55-year-old father had the same mutation, but no corneal opacities. Conclusion As not all mutations are expressed in the phenotype, GCD-II gene mutation may have non-penetrance. This report documents a possible case of phenotypic non-penetrance in GCD-II.
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