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Clinical and molecular evaluation of probands and family members with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Sept 2009
Boonstra F Nienke, van Nouhuys C Erik, Schuil José, de Wijs Ilse J, van der Donk Kim P, Nikopoulos Kostas, Mukhopadhyay Arijit, Scheffer Hans, Tilanus Mauk A D, Cremers Frans P M, Hoefsloot Lies H
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To describe the ophthalmic characteristics and to identify the molecular cause of FEVR in a cohort of Dutch probands and their family members. METHODS: Twenty families with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) comprising 83 affected and nonaffected individuals were studied. Based on the presence of an avascular zone, the clinical diagnosis was made and biometric data of the posterior pole of 57...
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