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Anophthalmia and microphthalmia (A/M) are rare distinct phenotypes that represent a continuum of structural developmental eye defects. Here, we describe three probands from an Egyptian population with various forms of A/M: two patients with bilateral anophthalmia and one with bilateral microphthalmia that were investigated using whole exome sequencing (WES). We identified three causative mutations in three different genes. A new homozygous frameshift mutation c.[422delA];[422delA], p.[N141Ifs∗19];[N141Ifs∗19] in VSX2 was identified in a patient showing bilateral anophthalmia. A previously reported SOX2 deletion c.[70_89del20] p.[N24Rfs∗65];[=] was found in one subject with bilateral anophthalmia. A novel homozygous in-frame mutation c.[431_433delACT];[431_433delACT], p.[Y144del]; [Y144del]) in FOXE3 was identified in a patient with severe bilateral microphthalmia and anterior segment dysgenesis. This study shows that whole exome sequencing (WES) is a reliable and effective strategy for the molecular diagnosis of A/M. Our results expand its allelic heterogeneity and highlight the need for the testing of patient with this developmental anomaly.
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Habibi, I. et al. (2019). Mutations in VSX2, SOX2, and FOXE3 Identified in Patients with Micro-/Anophthalmia. In: Bowes Rickman, C., Grimm, C., Anderson, R., Ash, J., LaVail, M., Hollyfield, J. (eds) Retinal Degenerative Diseases. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1185. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27378-1_36
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