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Leber's congenital amaurosis as the retinal degenerative phenotype in thiamine responsive megaloblastic anemia: a case report.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2014
Srikrupa Natarajan N, Meenakshi Swaminathan, Arokiasamy Tharigopala, Murali Kaushik, Soumittra Nagasamy
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BACKGROUND: Thiamine responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome (TRMA), an autosomal recessive disorder is caused by mutations in the SLC19A2 gene which encodes for thiamine transporter 1 (THTR1) protein. TRMA presents with a triad of clinical features that includes diabetes mellitus, megaloblastic anemia and sensorineural hearing loss. Apart from the triad, reported ophthalmic features include cone rod dystrophy,...
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