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Case Reports
. 2014 Jan;62(1):93-4.
doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.126190.

Varied phenotypic presentations of homocystinuria in two siblings

Subashini Kaliaperumal  1 , K Praveen Kumar; Bhuvaneshwari
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Case Reports

Varied phenotypic presentations of homocystinuria in two siblings

Subashini Kaliaperumal et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2014 Jan.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Subluxated lens seen in undilated eye with shallow anterior chamber in first child
Figure 2
Figure 2
The first child with poor built and umbilical hernia
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Figure 3
Second child showing nasal subluxation of the lens only after dilatation
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