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Purpose: Human NDRG2 (N-myc down-stream regulated gene 2) is a novel gene cloned from normal human brain in our University.Its function is under studying.It has shown that NDRG2 is expressed in various human tissues, and in our previous work, we found it was differentially expressed in human lens epithelial cells (HLEC) of age-related cortical cataract and the clear lenses.However, whether NDRG2 involves in age-related cataract needs to be examined.We will investigate the expression of NDRG2 in HLEC and search for its potential roles in formation of cataract.