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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-24
pubmed:abstractText
A group of 229 patients with Leber's congenital amaurosis (ACL) was investigated for associated defects. We especially looked for the occurrence of mental retardation because the literature gives varying frequencies for this association. A percentage of 19.8% was found. This finding has consequences for genetic counseling. Special attention was given to how frequently sibling pairs occurred in which one patient was mentally retarded whereas the other functioned normally. We found 11 sibling pairs that were discordant with regard to their mental state. This observation proves that mental retardation could be one variable expression of ACL.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0174-304X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
294-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Mental retardation in amaurosis congenita of Leber.
pubmed:affiliation
Bartiméus Institute of Visually Impaired Children, Zeist, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article