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Phenotypic overlap of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) with persistent fetal vasculature (PFV) caused by FZD4 mutations in two distinct pedigrees.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Mar 2009
Robitaille Johane M, Wallace Karin, Zheng Binyou, Beis M Jill, Samuels Mark, Hoskin-Mott Ann, Guernsey Duane L
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To describe a severe familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) phenotype seen in infancy that resembles persistent fetal vasculature (PFV) caused by mutations in the FZD4 gene in two pedigrees with high intrafamilial variability. METHODS: Three infants presented with features compatible with bilateral PFV. Eye examinations from the affected children and their relatives were reviewed retrospectively...
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