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Variation in residual PITX2 activity underlies the phenotypic spectrum of anterior segment developmental disorders.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Sept 2000
Kozlowski K, Walter M A
Abstract excerpt
The autosomal dominant disorders iris hypolasia (IH), iridogoniodysgenesis syndrome (IGDS) and Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (ARS) are characterized by maldevelopment of the anterior segment of the eye associated with an increased risk of early-onset glaucoma. IH, IGDS and ARS are allelic disorders, as all three can result from mutations of the transcription factor PITX2. IH is the mildest of the three, whereas ARS...
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