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Cataracts and testicular failure in three brothers

✍ Scribed by Lubinsky, Mark S. ;Opitz, John M.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1983
Tongue
English
Weight
245 KB
Volume
16
Category
Article
ISSN
0148-7299

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✦ Synopsis

I report on three brothers with a syndrome of adolescent cataracts and infertility. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were elevated, suggesting testicular failure. Their parents were second cousins, suggesting autosomal recessive inheritance. Hypogonadism and cataracts occur in several syndromes, but with other findings. This association is probably more than fortuitous, and a common pathogenesis may be involved.

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