"Nystagmus, Congenital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Nystagmus present at birth or caused by lesions sustained in utero or at the time of birth. It is usually pendular, and is associated with ALBINISM and conditions characterized by early loss of central vision. Inheritance patterns may be X-linked, autosomal dominant, or recessive. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p275)
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D020417
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.292.562.675.300 C11.590.400.300 C16.614.643
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nystagmus, Congenital" by people in Profiles.
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Novel mutations in FRMD7 in X-linked congenital nystagmus. Mutation in brief #963. Online. Hum Mutat. 2007 May; 28(5):525.
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Clinical and genetic analysis of a family with X-linked congenital nystagmus (NYS1). Ophthalmic Genet. 2001 Dec; 22(4):241-8.