Article
Myopia-26, the female-limited form of early-onset high myopia, occurring in a European family.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 22 Jan 2021
Széll Noémi, Fehér Tamás, Maróti Zoltán, Kalmár Tibor, Latinovics Dóra, Nagy István, Orosz Zsuzsanna Z, Janáky Márta, Facskó Andrea, Sohajda Zoltán
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Female-limited early-onset high myopia, also called Myopia-26 is a rare monogenic disorder characterized by severe short sightedness starting in early childhood and progressing to blindness potentially by the middle ages. Despite the X-linked locus of the mutated ARR3 gene, the disease paradoxically affects females only, with males being asymptomatic carriers. Previously, this disease has only been...
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