Manifestations in four males with and an obligate carrier of the Lenz microphthalmia syndrome

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Lenz microphthalmia syndrome is a rare X-linked recessive condition first described by Lenz in 1955 and comprises of anophthalmia, microcephaly, mental retardation, external ear, digital, cardiac, skeletal, and urogenital anomalies. We present three brothers (ages 15 years, 9 years, and 18 months) and a maternal uncle (age 27 years) with congenital anophthalmia, delayed motor development, hypotonia, and moderate...

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