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Clinical and molecular analysis of children with central pulverulent cataract from the Arabian Peninsula.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 May 2012
Khan Arif O, Aldahmesh Mohammed A, Mohamed Jawahir Y, Alkuraya Fowzan S
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AIM: To clinically and genetically characterise central pulverulent cataract in a consecutive cohort of children from the Arabian Peninsula who were referred for ophthalmic evaluation. METHODS: Ophthalmic examination, homozygosity mapping in a consanguineous family and candidate gene analysis. RESULTS: All 16 children (4-16 years old, mean 9 years; seven girls and nine boys from 10 families) had bilateral central...
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