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Prevalence of Granular Corneal Dystrophy Type 2 (Avellino Corneal Dystrophy) in the Korean Population

Jae‐Hwan Lee, Stephen M. Cristol, Woon Cho Kim, Eui Sang Chung, Hungwon Tchah, Man Soo Kim, Chung Mo Nam, Hyun‐Soo Cho, Eung Kweon Kim

Ophthalmic Epidemiology · 2010 · 51 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

We present the first estimate of the prevalence of GCD2. Although uncommon, the prevalence of GCD2 in Korea is greater than anticipated. We believe that our approach could potentially be applied to estimating the prevalence of other rare diseases.

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