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Blepharophimosis and bilateral Duane syndrome associated with a FOXL2 mutation.
Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 2005
Vincent A L, Watkins W J, Sloan B H, Shelling A N
Abstract excerpt
This case describes the novel coexistence of sporadic blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) and bilateral type I Duane syndrome in a female infant, with a FOXL2 mutation. Mutational analysis of FOXL2 demonstrated a 30-nucleotide duplication (c.672(-)701dup30) within the polyalanine tract of FOXL2. The association of BPES and Duane syndrome represents a novel phenotype which may suggest a...
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