X-linked recessive congenital motor nystagmus was identified in two Chinese families living in the Guangdong province of China. Nystagmus was noticed in early childhood. Only males in the families ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers identified that individuals with a deficiency of myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88) and interleukin-1 ...

As a group, carriers of recessive disorders are slightly less healthy and have a reduced chance of having offspring. This disadvantage is greatest for carriers of a recessive gene for intellectual ...