Since 1941, when Gregg first described the triad of deafness, cataracts and cardiac disease as the classical clinical manifestations of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), strong efforts have been ...

Cataracts may form during pregnancy if a mother develops infections such as measles or rubella ... Sometimes congenital cataracts are caused by chromosomal problems such as Down syndrome.

for example exposure to infections such as rubella. Mutations in over 100 genes have been linked to congenital cataracts. Conventional screening methods involve the consecutive testing of each gene ...

The consequences for children born to mothers with congenital rubella syndrome can include deafness, mental retardation, and damage to the bones, liver and spleen. Vaccination against the illness ...

including congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Vaccination against rubella that only includes children should not be incorporated as a sole strategy in national immunization schedules, because a ...