Article
Autosomal dominant zonular cataract with sutural opacities in a four-generation family.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Feb 1996
Basti S, Hejtmancik J F, Padma T, Ayyagari R, Kaiser-Kupfer M I, Murty J S, Rao G N
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: We identified and examined four generations of a family with coexisting autosomal dominant zonular cataracts and sutural opacities and sought to determine their genetic basis. METHODS: Twenty-four of the 48 members in the family were examined. Systemic and ocular histories were obtained,...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Aged
- Cataract
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
- Consanguinity
- DNA
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lens, Crystalline
- Lod Score
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Pedigree
