Iowa Family Hit Hard By Rare Blindness Gene

Iowa family hit hard by rare blindness gene

Eighty-four of the 123 cases of Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy (ADNIV), which leads to blindness, are in Jerry Jackson's family bloodline.

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