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Novel OCRL mutations in Chinese children with Lowe syndrome.
World journal of pediatrics : WJP - 1 Feb 2013
Zhang Yan-Qin, Wang Fang, Ding Jie, Yan Hui, Yang Yan-Ling
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lowe syndrome is a rare X-linked recessive hereditary disease caused by mutations of the OCRL gene, which encodes an inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase. The disease is clinically characterized by congenital cataracts, psychomotor retardation, and proximal tubulopathy. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed three unrelated Chinese patients with Lowe syndrome, clinically diagnosed by the abnormalities...
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