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FALLS, Harold Francis

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The Person Behind the Syndrome

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Abstract

NETTLESHIP-FALLS syndrome, or Ocular Albinism type I, is characterized by nystagmus, visual impairment and depigmentation of the retina. The condition is X-linked and female heterozygotes have patchy changes in the fundus of the eye (see Nettleship, p. 119).

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  1. Department of Human Genetics, University of Cape Town Medical School, Observatory 7925, South Africa

    Peter Beighton MD, PhD, FRCP, DCH & Greta Beighton SRN, SCM, HV

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Beighton, P., Beighton, G. (1997). FALLS, Harold Francis. In: The Person Behind the Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0925-9_28

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