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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum and retinitis pigmentosa: dual diagnosis of recessive conditions with ophthalmological consequences.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Oct 2020
Katiyar Disha, Davies Peter, Goel Himanshu
Abstract excerpt
Background 5.2% of people are carriers for at least two recessive diseases; it can be concluded that a much smaller proportion develop these conditions as two mutated copies of a gene must be present for the disease to manifest clinically. Case presentation We present a 38-year-old Caucasian female affected by two autosomal recessive disorders which can affect the eyes, pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) and...
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