title: Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous in male twins.
abstract: Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) occurs sporadically and few familial occurrences have been reported. The authors report PHPV unassociated with other congenital anomalies in male twins. One underwent a lensectomy for the management of angle-closure glaucoma and the other was treated for amblyopia. These cases provide further evidence to suggest autosomal recessive inheritance, though the possibility of developmental error cannot be excluded.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Korea.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000601:surgery; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery