A 10-year-old boy, issue of unrelated parents presented with visual impairment, short stature and mental retardation. The
presence of a Peters’ anomaly, mental retardation, disproportionate short stature, skeletal abnormalities and distinctive
facial features (broad forehead, telecanthus, cupid bow shaped upper lip) established the diagnosis of Peters’ plus syndrome.
Analysis of his genomic DNA revealed a homozygous deletion in the β1,3-galactosyltransferase-like gene (B3GALTL), a recently
identified gene.
Key words Peters plus anomaly - Short stature - Mental retardation - Disorders of glycosylation