A mutation in GJA8 (p.P88Q) is associated with "balloon-like" cataract with Y-sutural opacities in a family of Indian origin.

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Published in Mol Vis on June 17, 2008

Authors

Vanita Vanita1, Jai Rup Singh, Daljit Singh, Raymonda Varon, Karl Sperling

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Genetic Disorders, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. vanita_kumar@yahoo.com

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