Human subjects
This study included a family comprising 14 individuals. Of the eight
members that were affected, one patient was male. All patients had HM
with refractive errors greater than -6.0 D. Participants were recruited
at the Division of Medical Genetics at
Liuzhou
Municipal Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi,
China. The study was approved by the Ethical Review Board of the Medical
Faculty of the Liuzhou Municipal Maternity and Child Healthcare
Hospital.