Chromosomal Translocation Occuring Congenital Coloboma in Both Eyes.
- Author:
So Youl KIM
1
;
Young Woo LEE
;
Han Mo KOO
;
Sung Kun CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medica] ColJege, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chromosomal abnormality;
Congenital coloboma;
t(4, 13)(p;
q)
- MeSH:
Choroid;
Chromosome Aberrations;
Ciliary Body;
Coloboma*;
Iris;
Optic Nerve;
Retina;
Translocation, Genetic*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1992;33(12):1233-1237
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The congenital coloboma represents failure in closure of fetal fissure, which may involve iris, ciliary body, choroid, retina or optic nerve. It is classified into typical and atypical type. The authors have experienced a case of typical coloboma of the occuring on the iris, choroid, and optic disc of both eyes which have chromosomal abnormality, 46, XY, t(4, 13)(p;q), and the literatures relating to this disease were briefly reviewed.
