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  • Title: [Zonular juvenile cataract and cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis].
    Author: Farpour H.
    Journal: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd; 1990 May; 196(5):407-10. PubMed ID: 2114502.
    Abstract:
    The present paper describes two cases, with the same type of zonular cataract associated with the rare disease of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. The disease is characterized by lipopexia in the Achilles' tendons, neurologic symptoms and low IQ. The mode of inheritance is autosomal recessive. The physiopathology and biochemistry of the disease are discussed with reference to recent publications.
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