Primary mesodermal dysgenesis of the cornea (Peters' anomaly) in two brothers

✍ Scribed by M. Boel; J. Timmermans; L. Emmery; G. Dralands; J. P. Fryns; H. Berghe

• Book ID: 104705841
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 402 KB
• Volume: 51
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-6717
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00287184

✦ Synopsis

In this report two brothers with a severe form of Peters' anomaly, i.e., primary dysgenesis mesodermalis of the cornea, are described. The third-degree consanguinity of the parents is an additional argument for the autosomal recessive inheritance of this condition.