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Genetics in Cataracts

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A cataract is a lens opacity, which can develop at any stage of life from infancy to late adulthood. According to the age at onset, cataracts may be congenital or infantile (at birth or within 1 year of life), juvenile (in childhood or adolescence), presenile (in adulthood, before 45 years of age), or senile (after 45 years of age).

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