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Microphthalmia and congenital cataract in two patients with Stickler syndrome type II: a case report.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2024
Boysen Kirstine Bolette, Tümer Zeynep, Bach-Holm Daniella, Bisgaard Anne-Marie, Kessel Line
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BACKGROUND: Stickler syndrome (STL) is a collagenopathy caused by pathogenic variants in collagen-coding genes, mainly COL2A1 or COL11A1 associated with Stickler syndrome type 1 (STL1) or type 2 (STL2), respectively. Affected individuals manifest ocular, auditory, articular, and craniofacial findings in varying degrees. Previous literature and case reports describe high variability in clinical findings for...
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