Response to Drs. Shastry and Trese: phenotype-genotype correlations in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.
1996
J Kaplan, and
A Munnich
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009755
Night Blindness
Failure or imperfection of vision at night or in dim light, with good vision only on bright days. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Nyctalopia,Blindness, Night
D010641
Phenotype
The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment.
Phenotypes
D005838
Genotype
The genetic constitution of the individual, comprising the ALLELES present at each GENETIC LOCUS.
Genogroup,Genogroups,Genotypes
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012174
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Hereditary, progressive degeneration of the retina due to death of ROD PHOTORECEPTORS initially and subsequent death of CONE PHOTORECEPTORS. It is characterized by deposition of pigment in the retina.
The female sex chromosome, being the differential sex chromosome carried by half the male gametes and all female gametes in human and other male-heterogametic species.