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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2006

Clinicopathological study of bilateral developmental cataracts diagnosed in utero.

Fiona Roberts, Stephen Wisdom, Allan G Howatson, Stuart Imrie

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Fiona RobertsUniversity Department of Pathology, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, G11 6NT, Scotland, UK. fiona.roberts@northglasgow.scot.nhs.uk
Stephen Wisdom
Allan G Howatson
Stuart Imrie

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backgroundWe report a case of unusual, bilateral developmental cataracts in a fetus with a supernumerary chromosome.

methodsA 42-year-old woman presented during her 6th pregnancy for assessment of fetal karyotype. This showed a supernumerary chromosome derived from chromosome 21. Subsequently fetal ultrasound suggested the presence of bilateral cataracts and the pregnancy was terminated at 19 weeks and 3 days' gestation. Both eyes were submitted for histopathological and electron microscopical examination.

resultsHistopathological examination revealed unusual bilateral developmental cataracts with abnormal bladder-type cells lining the posterior aspect of the lens vesicle, a poorly formed nuclear bow and a central mass of fibrillar material associated with macrophages lying within an area of liquefaction. Transmission electron microscopy revealed the presence of peg and socket joints in both central and posterior regions and degenerate crystallins in the posterior region.

conclusionsWe described an unusual case of developmental cataract diagnosed in utero by ultrasound. The morphological appearances suggest that the defect occurred during or after formation of the secondary lens fibres. Detailed descriptions of cases such as this one may contribute to our understanding of lens development and cataract formation.

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Abortion, LegalAdultCataractChromosome AberrationsChromosomes, Human, Pair 21FemaleGestational AgeHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceKaryotypingLens, CrystallineMalePregnancyUltrasonography, Prenatal

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