Table 1 Summary of clinical features observed in affected individuals in families 1–4 with OCA.

From: Evidence that the Ser192Tyr/Arg402Gln in cis Tyrosinase gene haplotype is a disease-causing allele in oculocutaneous albinism type 1B (OCA1B)

Family (ID)

Nystagmus

Hair colour

Eye colour

Other ocular features

Other systemic features

1 (X:1)

+

Blonde

Blue

Iris transillumination defects, depigmented fundus, foveal hypoplasia, alternating esotropia, optic disc hypoplasia

2 (X:2)

+

NA

NA

Blunted foveal reflex, depigmented fundus.

ERG limited and awaiting a repeat

NA

3 (X:3)

+

Blonde

Blue

Iris transillumination defects blunted foveal reflex

3 (X:4)

+

Dark blonde

Blue

transillumination defects, foveal hypoplasia, strabismus

3 (X:5)

NA

Strawberry blonde

NA

Blunted foveal reflex

4 (IX:9)

+

Blonde

Blue

Pale fundi, iris transillumination defects, foveal hypoplasia, myopia, strabismus.

Nyctalopia, photosensitivity and peripheral VF loss with normal ERG

 

4 (IX:10)

+

Pigmented

Blue

Mild learning difficulties

4 (IX:12)

+

Light brown

NA

4 (IX:14)

+

Dark brown

Blue

Pale fundi

4 (IX:15)

+

Pigmented

Blue

4 (IX:16)

+

NA

NA

NA

NA

4 (IX:20)

+

Blonde

Blue

4 (IX:22)

+

White/ blonde

Blue

4 (X:15)

+

Brown

Brown

Myopia

Neonatal intraventricular haemorrhage

  1. The (+) and (−) symbols indicate the presence or absence of a feature in an affected subject, respectively.
  2. ERG electroretinogram, NA information not available.