Association between the Ii blood group and congenital cataract.
An association in inheritance of the i adult phenotype and congenital cataract in people from Japan has been reported. We found six Caucasians of i adult type from New York who do not have cataracts. The relationship recognized in Japan probably arises through close linkage between independent genes.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D002386:Cataract / Q000097:blood / Q000151:congenital*; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D007048:I Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype
D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007048:I Blood-Group System