Clinical evidence in concurrence of retinitis pigmentosa and glaucoma / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
;
(24): 1270-1274, 2011.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Glaucoma is rarely complicated by retinitis pigmentosa (RP). To provide clinical evidences for this rare situation, we report the concurrence of these two diseases in two children of a Chinese family. In the present two-child Chinese family without positive history, the older sister presented with bilateral sector RP and coexisting chronic angle-closure glaucoma, and the brother with bilateral whole RP but without coexisting glaucoma. Clinical evidences in concurrence of variants of RP and glaucoma because of possible different gene mutations from the same genetic background represent a rare situation, which may provide clues for future researches in molecular pathogenesis of these rare diseases.
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Main subject:
Retinitis Pigmentosa
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Glaucoma
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Medical Journal
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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