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Genetic testing results of children suspected to have Stickler syndrome type collagenopathy after ocular examination.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 May 2021
Khan Arif O, AlAbdi Lama, Patel Nisha, Helaby Rana, Hashem Mais, Abdulwahab Firdous, AlBadr Fahad B, Alkuraya Fowzan S
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PURPOSE: Stickler syndrome is a collagenopathy that is typically COL2A1-related (autosomal dominant) and less commonly related to other collagen gene mutations. Diagnosis is straightforward when a child has myopia or retinal detachment in the setting of classic diagnostic criteria such as hearing impairment, midfacial hypoplasia, and arthropathy. However, some children have primarily ocular disease with mild or...
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