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Clinical Variability of Primary Congenital Glaucoma in a Spanish Family With Cyp1b1 Gene Mutations.
Journal of glaucoma - 1 Jan 2000
Morales-Fernandez Laura, Martinez-de-la-Casa Jose M, Garcia-Bella Javier, Mendez Carmen, Saenz-Frances Federico, Garcia Maite, Escribano Julio, Garcia-Feijoo Julian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is a rare disease. In around a third of Spanish patients, the disease is attributed to mutations in the CYP1B1 gene inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Such mutations are the main known genetic cause of PCG. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a family with 3 of 7 siblings diagnosed with PCG. In a genetic study of the CYP1B1 gene, 2 null mutations were...
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