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Eye Care (Expert Forum)
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Answered by
John C Hagan III, MD, FACS - Ophthalmology
Discover Vision Centers
Kansas City - MO
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Retinitis Pigmentosa
by mingl, Feb 04, 2008 10:24AM
My brother has RP. There is no family history, he is the single case in our family. He is planning to have children. What is the probability that his children (male or female) will inherite the disease? Is there any diagnostic technique available to detect the gene from fetus and how accurate will that be?
Doctor's Answer
by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, Feb 04, 2008 10:54PM
, Feb 04, 2008 10:54PM
To: FROM EYE MD
retinitis pigmentosa can be transmitted every possible way: autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, sex-linked chromosome, spontaneous mutations that can be in the germinal cells and passed on and in the somatic cells and not passed on.
So no-one can really answer your question. I suggest your brother see a medical genetics expert.
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JCH IIII MD
So no-one can really answer your question. I suggest your brother see a medical genetics expert.
Paste this in your link to learn "everything""
http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic704.htm
JCH IIII MD
