Article
Genetic counselling in retinoblastoma: importance of ocular fundus examination of first degree relatives and linkage analysis.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Mar 1991
Onadim Z, Hykin P G, Hungerford J L, Cowell J K
Abstract excerpt
We report an unusual family pedigree segregating the retinoblastoma predisposition gene. Expression of the phenotype in different individuals in this family ranges from asymptomatic gene carriers, regressed tumours, through unifocal to bilateral multifocal lesions. Because of the unusual pattern of inheritance in this family, initial genetic counselling at a local hospital did not take into account the...
Topics
- Alleles
- Eye Neoplasms
- Female
- Fundus Oculi
- Genes, Retinoblastoma
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Male
- Pedigree
