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Microphthalmia

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Mi`croph`thal´mi`a
n.1.An unnatural smallness of the eyes, occurring as the result of disease or of imperfect development.
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1,2) Expression of microphthalmia transcription factor (mitf), a nuclear regulatory protein critical for melanocytic differentiation, and expression of the tyrosinase gene, an enzyme involved in the synthesis of melanin, (2-9) has been reported in melanocytic tumors.
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His nine-year-old son Jonathan has a condition known as microphthalmia, which results in malformed eyes.
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