Congenital idiopathic nystagmus in identical twins.

1 October 1983

journal article
case report
Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology

Vol. 67 (10) , 693-695
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.67.10.693

Abstract

Using an infrared recording system we examined the nystagmus waveforms of a pair of monozygotic twin girls and found them to be dissimilar. It is proposed that in view of the common mode of inheritance the differences are a result of environmental influences.

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