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Fleck Corneal Dystrophy
A stromal dystrophy that is characterized by numerous tiny, dot-like white flecks scattered in all layers of the corneal stroma and that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the PIKFYVE gene on chromosome 2q34.
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Overview
A stromal dystrophy that is characterized by numerous tiny, dot-like white flecks scattered in all layers of the corneal stroma and that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the PIKFYVE gene on chromosome 2q34.
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