British Journal of Ophthalmology · 1970 · 115 citations · 0 references
MedicineGeneticsOphthalmologyHuman GeneticsOcular DiseaseOcular GeneticsOcular UltrasonographyPigmentary DisordersUveal DiseaseAutosomal Dominant InheritanceAutosomal Recessive Inheritance
Book reviewsand also for certain of the atypical forms of retinitis pigmentosa; this is confusing.Haldane's interpretation of dominant partial sex-linkage for a family with retinitis pigmentosa hardly merits mention; transmission appears to be autosomal dominant.Ichthyosis is said generally to be recessive, yet autosomal dominant transmission is the most common with autosomal recessive trans- mission being distinctly uncommon.Despite these minor criticisms this book can be recommended to all ophthalmologists as an excellent readable manual on this important subject.