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Isolated congenital ectopia lentis with autosomal dominant inheritance
Author(s) -
Jaureouy Beth M.,
Hall Judith G.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1979.tb02033.x
Subject(s) - ectopia lentis , autosomal recessive inheritance , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , genetics , biology , medicine , gene , marfan syndrome
Although autosomal dominant inheritance of isolated ectopia lentis has been described, the literature contains old and unclear reports concerning the evaluation of skeletal or metabolic abnormalities. We report a family in which congenital isolated ectopia lentis occurs in five members of two generations in a pattern consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance.