Novel HSF4 Mutation Causes Congenital Total White Cataract in a Chinese Family

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2006.03.056 Byline: Tie Ke (a), Qing K. Wang (a)(b), Binchu Ji (c), Xu Wang (a), Ping Liu (a), Xianqin Zhang (a), Zhaohui Tang (a), Xiang Ren (a), Mugen Liu (a) Abstract: To identify the disease-causing gene (mutation) in a Chinese family affected with autosomal dominant congenital total white cataract. Author Affiliation: (a) Center for Human Genome Research and College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China (b) Department of Molecular Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio (c) Jinzhushan Hospital of Lianshao Corp, Lengshuijiang, Hunan, P. R. China Article History: Accepted 24 March 2006 Article Note: (footnote) Supported by Chinese National High Technology '863' Programs 2002BA711A07 (Q.K.W.); Chinese 'Tenth Five-Year' Science and Technology Program 2004BA720A (M.L.); and Chinese National Natural Science Foundations 30470982 (M.L.).