Ophthalmologic abnormalities in Mowat-Wilson syndrome and a mutation in ZEB2.

Abstract

Mowat-Wilson syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by a distinct facial appearance, moderate-to-severe mental retardation, microcephaly, agenesis of the corpus callosum, Hirschsprung disease, congenital heart disease, and genital anomalies. Ophthalmological abnormalities have been rarely described in patients with this condition which is caused by mutations in the ZEB2 gene. We report a 9-year-old female with this syndrome who has severe ocular abnormalities including bilateral microphthalmia, cataract, and retinal aplasia.

• Authors: Michelle Ariss, Kristina Natan, Neil Friedman, Elias I Traboulsi
• Journal: Ophthalmic genetics (Ophthalmic Genet) Vol. 33 Issue 3 Pg. 159-60 (Sep 2012) ISSN: 1744-5094 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22486326 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Homeodomain Proteins
• Repressor Proteins
• ZEB2 protein, human
• Zinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2

Topics

• Abnormalities, Multiple (diagnosis, genetics)
• Child
• Choroid (abnormalities)
• Coloboma (genetics)
• Eye Abnormalities (diagnosis, genetics)
• Facies
• Female
• Hirschsprung Disease (diagnosis, genetics)
• Homeodomain Proteins (genetics)
• Humans
• Intellectual Disability (diagnosis, genetics)
• Microcephaly (diagnosis, genetics)
• Mutation
• Optic Nerve (abnormalities)
• Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Repressor Proteins (genetics)
• Retina (abnormalities)
• Zinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2