Mutational screening of CHX10, GDF6, OTX2, RAX and SOX2 genes in 50 unrelated microphthalmia–anophthalmia–coloboma (MAC) spectrum cases

…, M Amato-Almanza, C Villanueva-Mendoza… - British journal of …, 2010 - bjo.bmj.com
Background/aims Microphthalmia-anophthalmia-coloboma (MAC) are congenital eye
malformations causing a significant percentage of visually impairments in children. Although …

Expansion of the phenotypic spectrum and description of molecular findings in a cohort of patients with oculocutaneous mosaic RASopathies

…, C VillanuevaMendoza… - … Genetics & Genomic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Postzygotic KRAS, HRAS, NRAS, and FGFR1 mutations result in a
group of mosaic RASopathies characterized by related developmental anomalies in eye …

[HTML][HTML] The genetic landscape of inherited retinal diseases in a Mexican cohort: genes, mutations and phenotypes

C Villanueva-Mendoza, M Tuson, D Apam-Garduño… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work, we aimed to provide the genetic diagnosis of a large cohort of patients affected
with inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) from Mexico. Our data add valuable information to …

Homozygosity mapping identifies the Crumbs homologue 1 (Crb1) gene as responsible for a recessive syndrome of retinitis pigmentosa and nanophthalmos

…, C VillanuevaMendoza - American Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The association of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and microphthalmia has been reported in a
number of familial and isolated cases. Here, the results of genetic analysis in a familial case …

Clinical and genetic features of TGFBI-linked corneal dystrophies in Mexican population: Description of novel mutations and novel genotype–phenotype correlations

…, R Suarez-Sanchez, C Villanueva-Mendoza - Experimental eye …, 2009 - Elsevier
Corneal dystrophies (CDS) are inherited disorders characterized by an altered corneal
transparency and refractive index which may be caused by a progressive accumulation of …

Identification of novel pathogenic variants and novel gene-phenotype correlations in Mexican subjects with microphthalmia and/or anophthalmia by next-generation …

…, T Barragán-Arevalo, C Villanueva-Mendoza… - Journal of Human …, 2018 - nature.com
Severe congenital eye malformations, particularly microphthalmia and anophthalmia, are
one of the main causes of visual handicap worldwide. They can arise from multifactorial …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the genetic complexities of combined retinal dystrophy and hearing impairment

…, H Ahmadieh, H Behboudi, C Villanueva-Mendoza… - Human Genetics, 2022 - Springer
Usher syndrome, the most prevalent cause of combined hereditary vision and hearing
impairment, is clinically and genetically heterogeneous. Moreover, several conditions with …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular analysis of the PAX6 gene in Mexican patients with congenital aniridia: report of four novel mutations

CE Villarroel, C Villanueva-Mendoza, L Orozco… - Molecular …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Paired box gene 6 (PAX6) heterozygous mutations are well known to cause
congenital non-syndromic aniridia. These mutations produce primarily protein truncations …

[HTML][HTML] A Novel Homozygous Mutation in FOXC1 Causes Axenfeld Rieger Syndrome with Congenital Glaucoma

…, SN Siddiqui, SN Zafar, C Villanueva-Mendoza… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Anterior segment dysgenesis (ASD) disorders are a group of clinically and
genetically heterogeneous phenotypes in which frequently cornea, iris, and lens are …

Novel and recurrent NDP gene mutations in familial cases of Norrie disease and X‐linked exudative vitreoretinopathy

EL Pelcastre, C VillanuevaMendoza… - Clinical & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To present the results of molecular analysis of the NDP gene in Mexican families
with Norrie disease (ND) and X‐linked familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (XL‐FEVR) …