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. 2011 May 6;17:1231–1238.

Table 2. Clinical presentations and mutations of cases with asymmetric anterior segment phenotype between the two eyes of an individual with Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome [1,4,5].

Reference Anterior segment phenotype of first eye Anterior segment phenotype of second eye Additional ocular findings Glaucoma Dental abnormalities Umbilical abnormalities Mutation
[5]
Near total absence of iris (aniridia)
full thickness iris stromal defects
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
[4]
Peters anomaly
Rieger anomaly, anterior polar cataract
Mild unilateral foveal hypoplasia
Absence
Presence
Presence
PITX2 Ivs 3 (−2); A>T
[4]
Axenfeld anomaly, iris hypoplasia
Peters anomaly
None
Absence
Presence
Unknown
PITX2 C ins 1083
Current patient Rieger anomaly, Axenfeld anomaly Aniridia None Presence Presence Presence PITX2 c. 199 C>T (Q67X)

Signs of Axenfeld anomaly include: prominent schwalbe line, iris adhesion to cornea and trabecular meshwork. Signs of Rieger anomaly include: iris hypoplasia, correctopia or polycoria, ectropion uveae. Signs of Peters anomaly were not explained in the report by Perveen et al. [4].