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. 1983 Oct;67(10):693–695. doi: 10.1136/bjo.67.10.693

Congenital idiopathic nystagmus in identical twins.

R V Abadi, C M Dickinson, M S Lomas, R Ackerley
PMCID: PMC1040167  PMID: 6684476

Abstract

Using an infrared recording system we examined the nystagmus waveforms of a pair of monozygotic twin girls and found them to be dissimilar. It is proposed that in view of the common mode of inheritance the differences are a result of environmental influences.

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