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Peters Anomaly
A corneal disease characterized by a central corneal leukoma and absence of the posterior corneal stroma and Descemet membrane that is caused by mutation in the PAX6 gene on chromosome 11p13, the PITX2 gene on chromosome
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Overview
A corneal disease characterized by a central corneal leukoma and absence of the posterior corneal stroma and Descemet membrane that is caused by mutation in the PAX6 gene on chromosome 11p13, the PITX2 gene on chromosome
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