The genetics of aniridia - simple things become complicated.

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Aniridia is a rare, panocular disorder characterized by a variable degree of hypoplasia or the absence of iris tissue associated with additional ocular abnormalities. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, with high penetrance and variable expression even within the same family. In most cases the disease is caused by haploinsufficiency truncating mutations in the PAX6 gene; however, in up to 30% of...

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