A homozygous mutation in LTBP2 causes isolated microspherophakia.
Kumar A, Duvvari MR, Prabhakaran VC, Shetty JS, Murthy GJ, Blanton SH.
Kumar A, et al.
Hum Genet. 2010 Oct;128(4):365-71. doi: 10.1007/s00439-010-0858-8. Epub 2010 Jul 9.
Hum Genet. 2010.
PMID: 20617341
DNA sequence analysis of one of the genes, LTBP2, detected a homozygous duplication (insertion) mutation, c.5446dupC, in the last exon (exon 36) in affected family members. This homozygous mutation is predicted to elongate the LTBP2 protein by replacing the last 6 amino ac …
DNA sequence analysis of one of the genes, LTBP2, detected a homozygous duplication (insertion) mutation, c.5446dupC, in the last exon (exon …