title: Bilateral familial nevus of Ota.
abstract: Nevus of Ota is a benign congenital melanocytic lesion found most commonly in people of Asian ancestry. It is associated with an increased risk of glaucoma and uveal melanomas. Most cases are sporadic and unilateral. We present the first reported case of a brother and sister with familial, bilateral nevus of Ota.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
authors.forename: Sunali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
authors.forename: Sami H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Uwaydat
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas. Electronic address: phillipspaulh@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Paul H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock.
authors.forename: G Bradley
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Schaefer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009507:Nevus of Ota / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D035781:Siblings; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology