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What Are The Chances Of My Second Baby Getting Affected With Retino Pigmentosa?
Hi I am lakshmi from Bangalore
My maternal side has a genetic problem of retino pigmentosa and all the second boy child in the family are affected adn the girl children are carriers. I have had one child and i want to have another one, but i am afraid that if it is a boy he can be affected by this disease. please can you tell me if this can be detected somehow?
My maternal side has a genetic problem of retino pigmentosa and all the second boy child in the family are affected adn the girl children are carriers. I have had one child and i want to have another one, but i am afraid that if it is a boy he can be affected by this disease. please can you tell me if this can be detected somehow?
Mon, 4 Aug 2014
It cannot be detected or predicted. there are 60 variety of retinitis pigmantosa take genetic counseling for some idea. your information i snot correct. however till now there is no-treatment known. diminution of vision will be there but total blind ness is less.
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