Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an eye condition that can be genetic. In this way, people usually need to inherit two copies of a genetic variation that causes RP, one coming from each parent. RP may ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive condition. This means that a person will have CF only if they receive the affected gene from both parents at conception. Share on Pinterest Dalibor ...

Cystic fibrosis represents one of the most common inherited genetic disorders affecting people of European descent, touching the lives of approximately 30,000 individuals in the United States alone.

Jervell and Lange Nielsen syndrome (JLNS) is a rare cardio-auditory disorder with an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. JLNS was first reported in Norway in 1957. Bilateral sensorineural ...