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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

An Early Diagnostic Clue for

Panfeng Wang, Xiaoyun Jia, Xueshan Xiao, Shiqiang Li, Yuxi Long, Mengchu Liu, Yongyu Li, Jun Li, Yan Xu, Qingjiong Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Ophthalmologic Comorbidities in Alopecia Areata.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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  5. Strabismus in Genetic Syndromes: A Review.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Panfeng WangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoyun JiaState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xueshan XiaoState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Shiqiang LiState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuxi LongState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Mengchu LiuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yongyu LiState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jun LiState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yan XuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Qingjiong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigh myopia with alopecia areata in the occipital region has been observed in patients with Knobloch syndrome caused by

methodsSix patients with early onset high myopia and alopecia areata in the cranial midline were recruited. Targeted high-throughput sequencing was performed on the proband's DNA to detect potential pathogenic variants. Cosegregation analysis was performed for available family members. Minigene assay and RNA Sequencing were used to validate the abnormality of possible splicing change and gross deletion. Ophthalmological and neuroimaging examinations were performed.

resultsEight novel and one known loss-of-function mutants were detected in all six patients, including a gross deletion detected by RNA sequencing. Four

conclusionOur study found that early onset high myopia with midline alopecia areata could be caused not only by mutations of the

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alopecia areatacranial midlinediagnostic techniquesmolecular geneticssyndromic high myopia

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PMID34249907
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