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Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy of Cornea
A corneal endothelial dystrophy that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SLC4A11 gene, which encodes a sodium borate cotransporter, on chromosome 20p13 and is characterized by thickening and
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Overview
A corneal endothelial dystrophy that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SLC4A11 gene, which encodes a sodium borate cotransporter, on chromosome 20p13 and is characterized by thickening and
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