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Tamayo A, Núñez-Moreno G, Ruiz C, Plaisancie J, Damian A, Moya J, Chassaing N, Calvas P, Ayuso C, Minguez P, Corton M. Minigene Splicing Assays and Long-Read Sequencing to Unravel Pathogenic Deep-Intronic Variants in PAX6 in Congenital Aniridia. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021562. [PMID: 36675087 PMCID: PMC9863980 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
PAX6 haploinsufficiency causes aniridia, a congenital eye disorder that involves the iris, and foveal hypoplasia. Comprehensive screening of the PAX6 locus, including the non-coding regions, by next-generation sequencing revealed four deep-intronic variants with potential effects on pre-RNA splicing. Nevertheless, without a functional analysis, their pathogenicity could not be established. We aimed to decipher their impact on the canonical PAX6 splicing using in vitro minigene splicing assays and nanopore-based long-read sequencing. Two multi-exonic PAX6 constructs were generated, and minigene assays were carried out. An aberrant splicing pattern was observed for two variants in intron 6, c.357+136G>A and c.357+334G>A. In both cases, several exonization events, such as pseudoexon inclusions and partial intronic retention, were observed due to the creation or activation of new/cryptic non-canonical splicing sites, including a shared intronic donor site. In contrast, two variants identified in intron 11, c.1032+170A>T and c.1033-275A>C, seemed not to affect splicing processes. We confirmed the high complexity of alternative splicing of PAX6 exon 6, which also involves unreported cryptic intronic sites. Our study highlights the importance of integrating functional studies into diagnostic algorithms to decipher the potential implication of non-coding variants, usually classified as variants of unknown significance, thus allowing variant reclassification to achieve a conclusive genetic diagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alejandra Tamayo
- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Surgery, Medical and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Science and Technology Campus, University of Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Bioinformatics Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), 28240 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centre de Référence des Affections Rares en Génétique Ophtalmologique (CARGO), Hôpital Purpan, CHU Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France
- INSERM U1214, Université Toulouse III, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centre de Référence des Affections Rares en Génétique Ophtalmologique (CARGO), Hôpital Purpan, CHU Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France
- INSERM U1214, Université Toulouse III, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Centre de Référence des Affections Rares en Génétique Ophtalmologique (CARGO), Hôpital Purpan, CHU Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France
- INSERM U1214, Université Toulouse III, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Bioinformatics Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), 28240 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Guo R, Zhang X, Liu A, Ji J, Liu W. Novel clinical presentation and PAX6 mutation in families with congenital aniridia. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:1042588. [PMID: 36582291 PMCID: PMC9792480 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1042588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Purpose To explore the clinical phenotype and genetic defects of families with congenital aniridia. Methods Four Chinese families with aniridia were enrolled in this study. The detailed ocular presentations of the patients were recorded. Whole exome sequencing (BGI MGIEasy V4 chip) was used to detect the gene mutation. Sanger sequencing was performed to validate the potential pathogenic variants, and segregation analysis was performed on all available family members. Results By whole exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing, three recurrent mutations (c.112del, p.Arg38Glyfs*16; c.299G > A, p.Trp100* and c.718C > T, p.Arg240*) and one novel mutation (c.278_281del, p.Glu93Alafs*30) of PAX6 were identified. All the mutations were co-segregated with the phenotype in the families. We also observed spontaneous anterior lens capsule rupture in aniridia for the first time. Conclusion We report spontaneous anterior lens capsule rupture as a novel phenotype of aniridia and three recurrent mutations and one novel mutation of PAX6 in families with aniridia. Our results expanded the phenotype and genotype spectra of aniridia and can help us better understand the disease.
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- Ruru Guo
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nankai University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China,*Correspondence: Wei Liu,
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Tarilonte M, Ramos P, Moya J, Fernandez-Sanz G, Blanco-Kelly F, Swafiri ST, Villaverde C, Romero R, Tamayo A, Gener B, Calvas P, Ayuso C, Corton M. Activation of cryptic donor splice sites by non-coding and coding PAX6 variants contributes to congenital aniridia. J Med Genet 2021; 59:428-437. [PMID: 33782094 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2020-106932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The paired-domain transcription factor paired box gene 6 (PAX6) causes a wide spectrum of ocular developmental anomalies, including congenital aniridia, Peters anomaly and microphthalmia. Here, we aimed to functionally assess the involvement of seven potentially non-canonical splicing variants on missplicing of exon 6, which represents the main hotspot region for loss-of-function PAX6 variants. METHODS By locus-specific analysis of PAX6 using Sanger and/or targeted next-generation sequencing, we screened a Spanish cohort of 106 patients with PAX6-related diseases. Functional splicing assays were performed by in vitro minigene approaches or directly in RNA from patient-derived lymphocytes cell line, when available. RESULTS Five out seven variants, including three synonymous changes, one small exonic deletion and one non-canonical splice variant, showed anomalous splicing patterns yielding partial exon skipping and/or elongation. CONCLUSION We describe new spliceogenic mechanisms for PAX6 variants mediated by creating or strengthening five different cryptic donor sites at exon 6. Our work revealed that the activation of cryptic PAX6 splicing sites seems to be a recurrent and underestimated cause of aniridia. Our findings pointed out the importance of functional assessment of apparently silent PAX6 variants to uncover hidden genetic alterations and to improve variant interpretation for genetic counselling in aniridia.
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- Maria Tarilonte
- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria - Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD-UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria - Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria - Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Ophthalmology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria - Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD-UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria - Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD-UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria - Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD-UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria - Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria - Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD-UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Genetics, Cruces University Hospital, BioCruces Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Purpan, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France.,INSERM U1056, Université Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria - Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD-UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria - Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD-UAM), Madrid, Spain .,Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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Han Y, Wang D, Guo J, Xiong Q, Li P, Zhou YA, Zhao B. A novel splicing pathogenic variant in COL1A1 causing osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type I in a Chinese family. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1366. [PMID: 32588564 PMCID: PMC7507304 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a rare autosomal inheritable disorder characterized by bone fragility and skeletal deformity, is caused by pathogenic variants in genes impairing the synthesis and processing of extracellular matrix protein collagen type I. With the use of next‐generation sequencing and panels approaches, an increasing number of OI patients can be confirmed and new pathogenic variants can be discovered. This study sought to identify pathogenic gene variants in a Chinese family with OI I. Methods Whole‐exome sequencing was used to identify pathogenic variants in the proband, which is confirmed by Sanger sequencing and cosegregation analysis; MES, HSF, and Spliceman were used to analyze this splicing variant;qRT‐PCR was performed to identify the mRNA expression level of COL1A1 in patient peripheral blood samples; Minigene splicing assay was performed to mimic the splicing process of COL1A1 variants in vitro; Analysis of evolutionary conservation of amino acid residues and structure prediction of the mutant protein. Results A novel splicing pathogenic variant (c.3814+1G>T) was identified in this OI family by using whole‐exome sequencing, Sanger sequencing, and cosegregation analysis. Sequencing of RT‐PCR products from the COL1A1 minigene variant reveals a 132‐nucleotide (nt) insertion exists at the junction between exons 48 and exon 49 of the COL1A1 cDNA. Splicing assay indicates that the mutated minigene produces an alternatively spliced transcript which may cause a frameshift resulting in early termination of protein expression. The molecular analysis suggested that the altered amino acid is located at the C‐terminus of type I procollagen. Conclusion Our study reveals the pathogenesis of a novel COL1A1 splicing pathogenic variant c.3814+1G>T in a Chinese family with OI I.
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- Yaxin Han
- The Graduate School, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- The Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- The Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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- The Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- The Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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Vidya NG, Ganatra D, Vasavada AR, Rajkumar S. Association of FOXE3-p.Ala170Ala and PITX3-p.Ile95Ile Polymorphisms with Congenital Cataract and Microphthalmia. J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2018; 13:397-402. [PMID: 30479708 PMCID: PMC6210873 DOI: 10.4103/jovr.jovr_193_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose: To investigate the association of FOXE3-p.Ala170Ala (rs34082359) and PITX3-p.Ile95Ile (rs2281983) polymorphisms with congenital cataract and microphthalmia in a western Indian population. Methods: FOXE3-p.Ala170Ala (c.510C>T) and PITX3-p.Ile95Ile (c.285C>T) polymorphisms were genotyped in 561 subjects consisting of 242 cases with congenital cataract, 52 with microphthalmia, and 267 controls using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Approximately 10% of samples were randomly sequenced for each single nucleotide polymorphism to confirm the genotypes. The prediction of mRNA secondary structure for polymorphism FOXE3-p.Ala170Ala and PITX3-p.Ile95Ile was performed. Results: A significantly high frequency of T allele and a borderline significance in the frequency of TT genotype of FOXE3-p.Ala170Ala was observed in microphthalmia cases, as compared to controls [T allele: OR: [CI] = 1.8 [1.15-2.72], P = 0.0115; TT: OR [CI] = 2.9 [1.14-7.16], P = 0.0291). The frequency of CC genotype was significantly low in microphthalmia cases when compared to controls (CC: OR [CI] = 0.5 [0.24-0.86, P = 0.0150). There was no significant difference in the allele and genotype frequencies of PITX3-p.Ile95Ile between cases and controls. A slight free energy change was observed in the secondary structure of mRNA between the FOXE3-p.Ala170Ala C-allele (-917.60 kcal/mol) and T-allele (-916.80 kcal/mol) and between PITX3-p.Ile95Ile C-allele (-659.80 kcal/mol) and T-allele (-658.40 kcal/mol). Conclusion: The present findings indicate that FOXE3-p.Ala170Ala ‘T’ allele and ‘TT’ genotype could be predisposing factors for microphthalmia while ‘CC’ genotype might play a protective role against it. A reduction in the free energy change associated with FOXE3-p.Ala170Ala ‘T’ allele could further contribute towards disease risk.
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- Nair Gopinathan Vidya
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.,PhD Scholar, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- PhD Scholar, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.,Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Raghudeep Eye Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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