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Lowe syndrome

What are the symptoms?

Features of Lowe syndrome include:

  • Congenital (present at birth) glaucoma;
  • Nystagmus;
  • Opacity of the cornea, the transparent covering of the iris and pupil, due to overgrowth of scar tissue in about half of affected people;
  • Renal tubular dysfunction which may lead to kidney failure;
  • Learning disability ranging from mild to severe;
  • Behavioural problems;
  • Seizures, affecting about half of the children diagnosed with the syndrome (see entry, Epilepsy).

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Medical text written October 2005 by Contact a Family. Approved October 2005 by Dr A Norden, Consultant in Chemical Pathology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.

 

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