Youthful Rétinoschisis related to X

The rétinoschisis youthful related to X is a genetic disease reaching the eyes and resulting in a progressive loss of the vision. This disease reaches only the boys. The first signs appear only towards age the 10 years but of the very early cases towards the three months age are known. The loss of vision is never complete.

Other names

Etiology

Change of the gene RS1 situè on the Chromosome X

Incidence & prevalence

Description

Diagnosis

Fund of eye

The examination of the Fond of eye watch on the level of the Mackled small cysts leading to a Séparation of the retina of subjacent fabric.

Treatment & Assumption of responsibility

The genetic Council

Mode of transmission

Sources

National union of the Ophthalmologists of France
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, OMIM (TM). Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MANDELEVIUM. MIM Number: 312700 * GeneTests: Medical Genetics Information Resource (database online). Copyright, University off Washington, Seattle. 1993-2005

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