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Corneal Genetics Laboratory
The Corneal Genetics Laboratory is a major component of the
Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology,
dedicated to discovering the genetic basis and developing new models
of genetic therapy for a large number of potentially blinding
inherited corneal disorders. The goals of the Corneal Genetics
Laboratory are:
- To perform genetic testing of patients with known or suspected
corneal dystrophies to confirm or refute the diagnosis. Since
the Corneal Genetics Laboratory is a research laboratory, when the
results of genetic testing will be used for clinical
decision-making, they will be validated in the UCLA Orphan Disease
Testing Center, which is a government-certified diagnostic
laboratory.
- To identify new mutations responsible for causing loss of
corneal clarity in a wide variety of corneal dystrophies.
- To identify and describe novel corneal dystrophies, and to
search for the underlying genetic basis.
- To identify the genetic basis of previously described corneal
dystrophies and degenerations.
- To develop methods of genetic therapy for the treatment of the
corneal dystrophies, using the information obtained in our
laboratory regarding the defective gene and protein, the gene
product.
Gifts to further the work of the UCLA Corneal Genetics Laboratory
can be mailed to the Development Office at the Jules Stein Eye
Institute.
Development Office
Jules Stein Eye Institute
100 Stein Plaza, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7000
Phone: (310) 206-6035
Please make checks payable to the Regents of the University of California and
mention the Corneal Genetics Laboratory on the memo line or in a cover
letter.
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