Affected females in X-linked congenital stationary night blindness

Ophthalmology. 1992 May;99(5):747-52. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(92)31902-5.

Abstract

Most heterozygous (carrier) females in families with X-linked congenital stationary night blindness are asymptomatic. Several anecdotal cases of manifesting females in X-linked congenital stationary night blindness have been reported, but few clinical details are available. The authors report clinical, electroretinographic, and dark adaptation studies of four affected females from a five-generation family with X-linked congenital stationary night blindness. Each of the manifesting females was the daughter of a different, asymptomatic, carrier mother. None of the 14 daughters of the 9 affected males showed signs or symptoms of congenital stationary night blindness. Uneven X-chromosomal lyonization is the most likely reason for these females manifesting this X-linked disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dark Adaptation
  • Electroretinography
  • Family
  • Female
  • Genetic Linkage*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Night Blindness / congenital
  • Night Blindness / genetics*
  • Pedigree
  • Sensory Thresholds
  • Visual Acuity
  • X Chromosome*