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Lowe syndrome
Background
Lowe syndrome: Oculo-cerebro-renal syndrome
Lowe syndrome was first described by Doctors Lowe, Terrey and MacLachlan in 1952. It is a rare, inherited, progressive, metabolic disease affecting the eyes, brain and kidneys. Lowe syndrome affects boys of all ethnic groups. The majority of female carriers of the syndrome show the characteristic ophthalmic (eye-related) findings in the lens of each eye. The incidence of Lowe syndrome is thought to be a few per one hundred thousand births, but currently there is no accurate data.
