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Hereditary Cataracts

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Inheritance is observed in congenital cataracts in 8.3–25% of cases, with most common mode of inheritance pattern being autosomal dominant. Lens development is a complex process that is tightly regulated by several genes, which if undergo mutation, can present as cataract with peculiar inheritance patterns. A pediatric ophthalmologist should record a comprehensive family pedigree and screen family members of cases with congenital or developmental cataract.

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  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Yogita Gupta, Chirakshi Dhull & Sudarshan Kumar Khokhar

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Gupta, Y., Dhull, C., Khokhar, S.K. (2019). Hereditary Cataracts. In: Khokhar, S., Dhull, C. (eds) Atlas of Pediatric Cataract. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6939-1_2

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