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Ophthalmology · Ophthalmology / Inherited retinal disease Wagner syndrome
Also known as: Wagner vitreoretinopathy
Dominant vitreoretinopathy without systemic features.
- Medical specialty
- Ophthalmology
- Subspecialty
- Ophthalmology / Inherited retinal disease
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, equal; Children: yes, from childhood
- Gene(s) involved
- VCAN
Etiology & mechanism
Versican (VCAN) splicing mutations.
Gene(s) involved (1)
VCAN
Symptoms & signs (5)
cataractmyopiaoptically empty vitreousperipheral chorioretinal atrophyretinal detachment risk