A case of i Phenotype Siblings with Congenital Cataract.
- Author:
Hyun Moon BAEK
1
;
Chung Hyun NAHM
;
Seung Kuk YOO
;
Moon Soo WAN
;
Myung Hee KIM
;
Soo Wan PAI
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
i phenotype;
congenital cataract;
family study
- MeSH:
Cataract*;
Humans;
Phenotype*;
Siblings*
- From:Korean Journal of Blood Transfusion
2001;12(2):253-256
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a two-generation Korean family in which 2 siblings have congenital cataract and phenotype i. This report is a first case in Korean people and shows the evidence suggesting the linkage of Ii blood group with a recessive form of congenital cataracts.
