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Polar cataract

A type of Congenital cataract in which the opacities occupy the subcapsular cortex at the anterior or posterior pole of the lens. [HPO:probinson]
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Identification of a CRYAB mutation associated with autosomal dominant posterior polar cataract in a Chinese family.
PURPOSE A four-generation Chinese family with 13 members affected with autosomal dominant congenital posterior polar cataract was… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Heterozygous and homozygous mutations in PITX3 in a large Lebanese family with posterior polar cataracts and neurodevelopmental abnormalities.
PURPOSE The PITX3 gene, which codes for a homeobox bicoidlike transcription factor is responsible for dominant cataract and… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Ocular and systemic manifestations of PHACES (Posterior fossa malformations, Hemangiomas, Arterial anomalies, Cardiac defects and coarctation of the Aorta, Eye abnormalities, and Sternal…
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Recurrent 17 bp duplication in PITX3 is primarily associated with posterior polar cataract (CPP4)
The human lens is a unique tissue continually evolving and ever increasing in size primarily formulated by placement of newly… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Familial keratoconus with cataract: linkage to the long arm of chromosome 15 and exclusion of candidate genes.
PURPOSE Keratoconus and cataract are common causes of visual morbidity. Both conditions show genetic predisposition. The purpose… 
2003
2003
Completion rate of continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis in pediatric cataract surgery using different viscoelastic materials
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A locus for autosomal dominant posterior polar cataract on chromosome 1p.
Autosomal dominant congenital cataract is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous lens disease. Here we report the linkage of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
A locus for autosomal dominant anterior polar cataract on chromosome 17p.
Inherited cataract is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disease. Here we report the identification of a new locus for an… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Pathogenesis of cataracts in patients with Lowe's syndrome.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Dominant cataract mutations and specific-locus mutations in mice induced by radiation or ethylnitrosourea.
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