Septooptic dysplasia: What Patients Should Know
By Dr. Kamala Dang, MD · · Genetic Medicine
This article from Weyland-Yutani Health System's Genetic Medicine service line explains septooptic dysplasia in plain language.
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Topic: septooptic dysplasia. A syndrome characterized by the classical triad of optic nerve hypoplasia, pituitary gland hypoplasia and midline brain defects that has_material_basis_in heterozygous, homozygous, or compound heterozygous mutation in the homeobox gene HESX1 on chromosome 3p14.
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This article is for general information and does not replace advice from your clinician.