Congenital cataracts in two siblings with Wolfram Syndrome

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 227-229

  Mets, Rebecca B ^a   Emery, Sarah B ^b   Lesperance, Marci M ^b   Mets, Marilyn B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital cataracts; DIDMOAD (Diabetes, insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy and deafness); WFS1; Wolfram syndrome

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONGENITAL CATARACT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; EYE EXAMINATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INDEL MUTATION; INFANT; MALE; NYSTAGMUS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; VISUAL ACUITY; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

CATARACT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; OPTIC ATROPHY; SIBLINGS; VISUAL ACUITY; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

EID: 78649305551     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: 17445094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2010.516056     Document Type: Article

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