WAGRO syndrome: a rare genetic condition associated with aniridia and additional ophthalmologic abnormalities

WAGRO syndrome: a rare genetic condition associated with aniridia and additional ophthalmologic abnormalities

ABSTRACT Aniridia is a congenital eye disorder with a variable degree of hypoplasia or absence of iris tissue. It is caused by loss of function of the PAX6 gene and may be an isolated ocular abnormality or part of a syndrome. WAGRO refers to a rare genetic condition leading to Wilms tumor, aniridia,...

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Main Authors: Maria Angélica Tosi Ferreira, Ivan Gonçalves de Almeida Júnior, Daniel Kanami Kuratani, Rafael Fabiano Machado Rosa, João Francisco de Oliveira Gonzales, Lisieux Elaine de Borba Telles, Ygor Arzeno Ferrão, Paulo Ricardo Gazzola Zen
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Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2019-05-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Aniridia
WAGR syndrome
PAX6 transcription factor
Cataract
Wilms tumor
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