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Case Reports
. 1980 Mar;64(3):175-7.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.64.3.175.

Brittle cornea, blue sclera, and red hair syndrome (the brittle cornea syndrome)

U Ticho, M Ivry, S Merin
Case Reports

Brittle cornea, blue sclera, and red hair syndrome (the brittle cornea syndrome)

U Ticho et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1980 Mar.

Abstract

A syndrome of red hair, blue sclera, and brittle cornea with recurrent spontaneous perforations is presented in 2 siblings of a Tunisian Jewish family. The genetic transmission of this disorder is autosomal recessive. This is the second description of this syndrome, which should be called the 'brittle cornea syndrome'. This syndrome has so far been reported only in Tunisian Jewish families.

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