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Duane Retraction syndrome

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
Some forms of DRS run in families but these are extremely rare. Errors in a number of genes have been associated with DRS. It is possible that different genes run in different families and in many cases the cause may be multi-factorial.

Prenatal diagnosis
None

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Medical written November 2001 by Miss R J Leitch. Last reviewed Octobe 2005 by Miss R J Leitch, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Sutton Hospital, Sutton, UK.

 

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