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Genetic causes of optic nerve hypoplasia.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jul 2017
Chen Chun-An, Yin Jiani, Lewis Richard Alan, Schaaf Christian P
Abstract excerpt
Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is the most common congenital optic nerve anomaly and a leading cause of blindness in the USA. Although most cases of ONH occur as isolated cases within their respective families, the advancement in molecular diagnostic technology has made us realise that a substantial fraction of cases has identifiable genetic causes, typically de novo mutations. An increasing number of genes has...
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