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Localization of a gene for Duane retraction syndrome to chromosome 2q31.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 1999
Appukuttan B, Gillanders E, Juo S H, Freas-Lutz D, Ott S, Sood R, Van Auken A, Bailey-Wilson J, Wang X, Patel R J, Robbins C M, Chung M, Annett G, Weinberg K, Borchert M S, Trent J M, Brownstein M J, Stout J T
Abstract excerpt
Duane retraction syndrome (DRS) is a congenital eye-movement disorder characterized by a failure of cranial nerve VI (the abducens nerve) to develop normally, resulting in restriction or absence of abduction, restricted adduction, and narrowing of the palpebral fissure and retraction of the globe on attempted adduction. DRS has a prevalence of approximately 0.1% in the general population and accounts for 5% of...
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