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X-linked high myopia associated with cone dysfunction.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Jun 2004
Young Terri L, Deeb Samir S, Ronan Shawn M, Dewan Andrew T, Alvear Alison B, Scavello Genaro S, Paluru Prasuna C, Brott Marcia S, Hayashi Takaaki, Holleschau Ann M, Benegas Nancy, Schwartz Marianne, Atwood Larry D, Oetting William S, Rosenberg Thomas, Motulsky Arno G, King Richard A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Bornholm eye disease (BED) consists of X-linked high myopia, high cylinder, optic nerve hypoplasia, reduced electroretinographic flicker with abnormal photopic responses, and deuteranopia. The disease maps to chromosome Xq28 and is the first designated high-grade myopia locus (MYP1). We studied a second family from Minnesota with a similar X-linked phenotype, also of Danish descent. All affected males...
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