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Advances in the Genetics of Congenital Ptosis
30 Dec 2021
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Congenital ptosis, a birth defects presents at birth or by 1 year of age, is characterized by the drooping of the upper eyelid. Either in isolation (nonsyndromic) or with many different systemic disorders (syndromic). The estimated prevalence of ptosis (congenital and acquired) ranges from 0.79 to 1.99 per 10,000 people in different populations, and it is more prevalent in males. The underlying pathogenesis of...
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