The diagnosis of homocystinuria is usually made after 3 yr of age when the ophthalmologist found
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(D). Infants with homocystinuria are normal at birth. Clinical manifestations during infancy are nonspecific and may include failure to thrive and developmental delay. The diagnosis is usually made after 3 yr of age, when subluxation of the ocular lens (ectopia lentis) occurs.
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