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Expanding the clinical spectrum of COL1A1 mutations in different forms of glaucoma.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 2 Aug 2016
Mauri Lucia, Uebe Steffen, Sticht Heinrich, Vossmerbaeumer Urs, Weisschuh Nicole, Manfredini Emanuela, Maselli Edoardo, Patrosso Mariacristina, Weinreb Robert N, Penco Silvana, Reis André, Pasutto Francesca
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) and early onset glaucomas are one of the major causes of children and young adult blindness worldwide. Both autosomal recessive and dominant inheritance have been described with involvement of several genes including CYP1B1, FOXC1, PITX2, MYOC and PAX6. However, mutations in these genes explain only a small fraction of cases suggesting the presence of further...
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