Table 3 of
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Table 3. Reported Mutations in the RAX gene and ocular phenotypes.
RAX Mutation | Ocular phenotype RE/LE | Cerebral malformations | Affected patients | Patient origin | Parent RAX mutation | Reference |
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p.Q147X/p.R192Q Compound heterozygous | Anophthalmia/Sclerocornea, persistent fetal vasculature, retinal detachment. | None (MRI) | 1 | Not reported | Healthy mother, heterozygous carrier R192Q | [10] |
p.Ser222ArgfsX62/p.Tyr303X Compound heterozygous | Anophthalmia/ Anophthalmia | Hypoplastic optic tracts and chiasm, normal brain. (on MRI) | 1 | Algeria | Not tested | [11] |
Heterozygous p.R66T | Chorioretinal coloboma/Normal | Not reported. | 1 | Not reported | Not tested | [15] |
Heterozygous p.T50P | Microphthalmia/Normal | Septum pellucidum agenesis, cortical atrophy, LE optic nerve atrophy (on CT scan) | 1 | Mexico | Not tested | [14] |
Heterozygous p.R110G | Anophthalmia/Normal | Hydrocephalus (on CT scan) | 1 | Mexico | Not tested | [14] |
Homozygous p.IVS2+3G>A | Anophthalmia/ Anophthalmia | Agenesis of the ONs, tracts and chiasm. (on MRI) | 2 | Egypt | Father and mother, heterozygous healthy carriers | Abouzeid et al. (present study) |
Homozygous p.IVS2+3G>A | Anophthalmia/ Anophthalmia | Agenesis of the ONs, tracts and chiasm. Significant cortical atrophy. (on MRI) | 1 | Egypt | Father and mother, heterozygous healthy carriers | Abouzeid et al. (present study) |