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Ophthalmic findings in patients with arterial tortuosity syndrome and carriers: A case series.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Hardin Joshua S, Zarate Yuri A, Callewaert Bert, Phillips Paul H, Warner David B
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INTRODUCTION: Arterial tortuosity syndrome (ATS) is a rare autosomal recessive disease hallmarked by tortuosity, stenosis, and aneurysm development of large- and medium-sized arteries. Mutations in SLC2A10, a gene that encodes the facilitative glucose transporter GLUT10, cause ATS. Several case reports have noted associated ophthalmic findings such as keratoconus, keratoglobus, and myopia without detailed...
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