May 2007
Volume 48, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2007
Danish Family With Meesmann's Dystrophy
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • K. Nielsen
    Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
    Department of Ophthalmology,
  • J. Hjortdal
    Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
    Department of Ophthalmology,
  • T. F. Orntoft
    Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
    Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory,
  • N. Ehlers
    Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
    Department of Ophthalmology,
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships K. Nielsen, None; J. Hjortdal, None; T.F. Orntoft, None; N. Ehlers, None.
  • Footnotes
    Support None.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2007, Vol.48, 5853. doi:
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      K. Nielsen, J. Hjortdal, T. F. Orntoft, N. Ehlers; Danish Family With Meesmann's Dystrophy. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007;48(13):5853.

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Abstract

Purpose:: Meesmann's dystrophy is considered to be a rare inherited disease with unknown prevalence. This is the description of a new family from Denmark (5.4 million citizens).

Methods:: The family members were examined by biomicroscopy. Blood samples were colleted and DNA from the leukocyte population was isolated. The cytokeratin 12 gene was partially sequenced.

Results:: Several family members showed innumerous microcysts in the corneal epithelium. The members with microcysts all harbored a 451G->T mutation in the cytokeratin 12 gene. No mutation was observed in members without the presence of microcysts.

Conclusions:: This is the second family recently diagnosed with Meesmann's dystrophy in Denmark indicating that the disease could be more frequent than first expected. The family represents its own distinct genotype, independent of previously described families.

Keywords: cornea: epithelium 
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