Again, a distinction must be made between CN or LMLN and other visual problems. It can be. In some cases however there is clearly a family background sometimes going back over several generations. In others the disorder appears to be a singular occurence. In cases of ocular albinism and cone dysfunction, it is known that there is a definite hereditary basis.
Genetic research is one of the fastest growing areas of medicine in the nineties.
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