Retinoschisis (RS) is a retinal disorder with macular degeneration. In most cases, juvenile retinoschisis is transmitted as an X-linked recessive trait. The RS1 gene responsible for X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) was discovered by positional cloning.
Category
Congenital malformation
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
20 Developmental anomalies
Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one body system
Structural developmental anomalies of the eye, eyelid or lacrimal apparatus
LA13 Structural developmental anomalies of the posterior segment of eye
H02475 Retinoschisis