Other visual problems can be associated with aniridia.

Offers support, data studies, research and education to the public, medical community and members with aniridia (absence of iris).

Fisher is partially sighted as a result of aniridia.

Various forms of aniridia have been identified.

In older children, clinical diagnosis of the syndrome can be made when aniridia and one of the other features are present.

The incidence of Wilms tumor in children with sporadic aniridia is estimated to be about 5%.

Pannus may also develop in diseases of the corneal stem cells, such as aniridia.

In 2001, two cases of homozygous aniridia patients were reported; the fetuses died prior to birth and had severe brain damage.

There's a human eye gene, 'aniridia,' that can be introduced onto animals in weird places, insect wings or legs, and they'll grow extra eyes.

Mutations in the PAX6 gene lead to aniridia.

Children may have a recognizable phenotypic syndrome (including overgrowth disease, aniridia, genetic malformations, and others).

Newborn children with WAGR syndrome are soon noted to have aniridia.

While aniridia is rarely absent in WAGR syndrome, cases have been reported without it.

It is characterized by aniridia, ectopia lentis, abnormal upper incisors and mental retardation.

Children with familial aniridia generally have a normal WT1 gene and are not at an increased risk of Wilms tumor.

A comprehensive mutation screening procedure of PAX6 identifies 80% of mutations in aniridia.

"Genotype/phenotype association in Indian congenital aniridia".

He was born with aniridia, an eye condition that left him without irises, and also has astigmatism and mutated corneas in both eyes.

This year in the journal Ophthalmology, Dr. Holland reported on 23 more people blind in both eyes from aniridia.

Provides information and support to persons with WAGR syndrome or aniridia, their families, physicians and teachers.

Deletions involved a set of contiguous genes that included WT1 and the PAX6 gene (responsible for aniridia).

Two of the more commonly encountered disorders that may be associated with congenital glaucoma are Aniridia and Sturge-Weber syndrome.

WAGR syndrome (Wilms tumor, aniridia, abnormal genitourinary system, and mental retardation).

PAX6 is located on chromosome 11, and as mentioned can be relocated or deleted, which causes Aniridia and mental retardation.

Some of the sporadic cases of aniridia are caused by large chromosomal deletions that also include the Wilms tumor gene - WT1.