Article
Congenital cataracts-facial dysmorphism-neuropathy.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 29 Aug 2006
Kalaydjieva Luba
Abstract excerpt
Congenital Cataracts Facial Dysmorphism Neuropathy (CCFDN) syndrome is a complex developmental disorder of autosomal recessive inheritance. To date, CCFDN has been found to occur exclusively in patients of Roma (Gypsy) ethnicity; over 100 patients have been diagnosed. Developmental abnormalities include congenital cataracts and microcorneae, primary hypomyelination of the peripheral nervous system, impaired...
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