Article
Genetic features of retinitis pigmentosa in Turkey.
Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology - 1 Jan 1995
Atmaca L S, Sayli B S, Akarsu N, Gündüz K
Abstract excerpt
Sixty-two cases with retinitis pigmentosa from 42 index families were investigated to reveal the genetic features of the disease in Turkey. There were 42 propositi of whom 5 had a systemic syndrome associated with retinitis pigmentosa. Of the remaining 37 cases the condition was autosomal recessive in 21 (56.8%), sporadic in 12 (32.4%), autosomal dominant in 3 (8.1%) and X-linked recessive in one (2.7%). Sporadic...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pedigree
- Prevalence
- Retinitis Pigmentosa