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De novo frameshift mutation in YAP1 associated with bilateral uveal coloboma and microphthalmia.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Aug 2022
DeYoung Charles, Guan Bin, Ullah Ehsan, Blain Delphine, Hufnagel Robert B, Brooks Brian P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Uveal colobomata are eye defects that result from failure of the optic fissure of the neuroectoderm-derived optic cup to close between weeks 5-7 of fetal life. Mutations in YAP1 have previously been linked to uveal coloboma. We present the clinical features and genetic basis of a one-year-old male with bilateral uveal colobomata. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical features were gathered from an...
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