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A premature termination mutation in a patient with Lowe syndrome without congenital cataracts: dropping the "O" in OCRL.
Klinische Padiatrie - 1 Jan 2013
Pasternack S M, Böckenhauer D, Refke M, Tasic V, Draaken M, Conrad C, Born M, Betz R C, Reutter H, Ludwig M
Abstract excerpt
The oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by the triad of congenital cataracts, mental retardation and a renal proximal tubulopathy. Although severity of phenotype might vary, congenital cataracts are part of the definition of this rare disorder.We report a 13-year-old patient with the typical cerebrorenal phenotype of Lowe syndrome, that had remained undiagnosed due...
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