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Homozygous FOXE3 mutations cause non-syndromic, bilateral, total sclerocornea, aphakia, microphthalmia and optic disc coloboma.
Molecular vision - 23 Jun 2010
Ali Manir, Buentello-Volante Beatriz, McKibbin Martin, Rocha-Medina J Alberto, Fernandez-Fuentes Narcis, Koga-Nakamura Wilson, Ashiq Aruna, Khan Kamron, Booth Adam P, Williams Grange, Raashid Yasmin, Jafri Hussain, Rice Aine, Inglehearn Chris F, Zenteno Juan Carlos
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PURPOSE: To investigate the genetic basis of recessively-inherited congenital, non syndromic, bilateral, total sclerocornea in two consanguineous pedigrees, one from the Punjab province of Pakistan and the other from the Tlaxcala province of Mexico. METHODS: Ophthalmic examinations were conducted on each family member to confirm their diagnosis and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasonography of the eyes...
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