Article
Expanding the phenotype of CRYAA nucleotide variants to a complex presentation of anterior segment dysgenesis.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 13 Aug 2020
Marakhonov Andrey V, Voskresenskaya Anna A, Ballesta Maria Jose, Konovalov Fedor A, Vasilyeva Tatyana A, Blanco-Kelly Fiona, Pozdeyeva Nadezhda A, Kadyshev Vitaly V, López-González Vanesa, Guillen Encarna, Ayuso Carmen, Zinchenko Rena A, Corton Marta
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in CRYAA, which encodes the α-crystallin protein, are associated with a spectrum of congenital cataract-microcornea syndromes. RESULTS: In this study, we performed clinical examination and subsequent genetic analysis in two unrelated sporadic cases of different geographical origins presenting with a complex phenotype of ocular malformation. Both cases manifested bilateral microphthalmia and...
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