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X-linked Juvenile Retinoschisis

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Atlas of Inherited Retinal Diseases

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X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) occurs exclusively in males and is characterized by visual loss that begins in early childhood; patients are usually school-age and are experiencing visual disturbances, especially in reading. The prevalence is estimated to be 1 in 5000–25,000 men, worldwide. XLRS has complete penetrance but variable expressivity. Carrier females generally remain asymptomatic.

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Tsang, S.H., Sharma, T. (2018). X-linked Juvenile Retinoschisis. In: Tsang, S., Sharma, T. (eds) Atlas of Inherited Retinal Diseases. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1085. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95046-4_10

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