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[Two neonates with congenital aniridia: the necessity of genetic investigation].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 8 Mar 2008
van Os E, Niemarkt H J, Verreussel M J T, Cruysberg J R M, Bok L A, Spruijt L
Abstract excerpt
Two female neonates were diagnosed post partum with bilateral aniridia. The first patient had the familial form, caused by a point mutation in the paired box 6 (PAX6) gene. The second patient had a sporadic aniridia caused by a de novo microdeletion involving both the PAX6 gene as well as the Wilms tumour suppressor-I (WT1) gene. This made screening for the presence of a Wilms tumour necessary. The second patient...
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