Gorlin Syndrome Associated With a Solitary Circumscribed Retinal Astrocytic Proliferation in a Pediatric Patient.

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Gorlin syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder with near complete penetrance. The underlying genetic mechanism is a mutation in a tumor suppressor gene. Thus far, mutations in patched homolog 1 and 2 genes (PTCH1 and PTCH2) and the suppressor of fused gene (SUFU) have been identified. The syndrome is characterized by neoplasms arising early in childhood as well as developmental abnormalities, including...

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