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CYP1B1 analysis of unilateral primary newborn glaucoma in Saudi children.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - 1 Dec 2012
Khan Arif O, Aldahmesh Mohammed A, Mohamed Jawahir Y, Hijazi Hadia, Alkuraya Fowzan S
Abstract excerpt
Nonsyndromic primary newborn glaucoma, the most severe form of primary congenital glaucoma, typically is bilateral and often the result of CYP1B1 mutations, particularly in certain consanguineous populations. Truly unilateral cases are uncommon and genetically not well studied. During a 9-year period, we tested 5 consecutive children with unilateral primary newborn glaucoma from Saudi Arabia, where CYP1B1...
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