High myopia, and mild mental retardation in three brothers.
We describe three of a sibship of four brothers with high myopia and mild mental retardation but clinically normal parents. On review of the literature, there appear to be no reports of high myopia and mild mental retardation. We discuss whether this is a distinct entity.
Gardiner
C A
CA
Department of Clinical Genetics, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK. gardinerc@yorkshireclingen.demon
Woods
C G
CG
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*