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Ophthalmic and molecular genetic findings in Kniest dysplasia.
Eye (London, England) - 1 Apr 2015
Sergouniotis P I, Fincham G S, McNinch A M, Spickett C, Poulson A V, Richards A J, Snead M P
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PURPOSE: To study the variability of the ophthalmic phenotype in Kniest dysplasia. Kniest dysplasia is an inherited disorder associated with defects in type II collagen and characterised by short-trunked dwarfism, kyphoscoliosis, and enlarged joints with restricted mobility. Other features include marked hand arthropathy, cleft palate, hearing loss, and ocular abnormalities (myopia, abnormal vitreous, and high...
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