title: Congenital cataracts in mother, sister, and son of a patient with Hallermann-Streiff syndrome: coincidence or clue?
abstract: The son of a patient with Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome (HSS) was found to have congenital cataracts, but no other findings of the syndrome. Similar findings were reported in the patient's mother and sister. The significance of this observation is uncertain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Harrod
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006210:Hallermann's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree