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A novel variant in the TSPAN12 gene-presenting as unilateral myopia, pediatric cataract, and heterochromia in a patient with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy.

Abdelrahman Mahmoud ElhusseinyMireille JabrounFarrah RajabiEfren GonzalezMaan Alkharashi
Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2021)
Asymmetric FEVR rarely present with unilateral axial myopia however association with acquired heterochromia and cataract has never been reported. We report a case of FEVR caused by a novel TSPAN12 likely pathogenic nonsense variant presenting as unilateral progressive myopia, acquired heterochromia, and pediatric cataract.
Keyphrases
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  • gene expression
  • dna methylation
  • age related macular degeneration
  • young adults
  • genome wide analysis