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Ocular manifestations in Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - 1 Jun 2009
Dickmann Anna, Parrilla Rosa, Salerni Annabella, Savino Gustavo, Vasta Isabella, Zollino Marcella, Petroni Sergio, Zampino Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) multiple congenital anomalies/mental retardation is caused by partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4 and can be considered a contiguous gene syndrome, characterized by typical facial appearance, mental retardation, growth delay, and seizures. METHODS: We investigated the ocular defects in a population of 10 patients with WHS and analyzed the relationship...
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