Abstract
Idiopathic congenital nystagmus is characterized by involuntary, periodic, predominantly horizontal oscillations of both eyes. We identified 22 mutations in FRMD7 in 26 families with X-linked idiopathic congenital nystagmus. Screening of 42 singleton cases of idiopathic congenital nystagmus (28 male, 14 females) yielded three mutations (7%). We found restricted expression of FRMD7 in human embryonic brain and developing neural retina, suggesting a specific role in the control of eye movement and gaze stability
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1242 - 1244 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Nature Genetics |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Nov 2006 |