X-linked redegreen color blindness is the most widespread form of vision impairment.The study aimed to determine the prevalence and gene frequencies of redegreen color vision impairments among children of six differen...X-linked redegreen color blindness is the most widespread form of vision impairment.The study aimed to determine the prevalence and gene frequencies of redegreen color vision impairments among children of six different human populations of Jammu province.A total of 1028 healthy subjects(6e15 years of age)were selected from five Muslim populations and the color vision impairments were determined using the Ishihara’s test of color deficiency.The gene frequency was calculated using HardyeWeinberg equilibrium method.The prevalence of color vision deficiency(CVD)ranged from 5.26%to 11.36%among males and 0.00%e3.03%among females of six different populations.The gender based differences in the frequency of CVD was found to be statistically significant(p<0.0001),with a higher prevalence among male(7.52%)as compared to female(0.83%)children.We observed high frequency of deutan as compared to protan defects.The incidences of deuteranomaly(5.68%)and deuteranopia(2.27%)were higher among male children of Syed population while the frequencies of protanomaly(1.94%),protanopia(1.28%)and achromacy(2.27%)were the highest among male subjects of Khan,Malik and Syed populations,respectively.The allele and genotype frequencies showed cogent differences among six populations.The population based assessment of CVDs help patients to follow adaptive strategies that could minimize the risks of the disease.展开更多
文摘X-linked redegreen color blindness is the most widespread form of vision impairment.The study aimed to determine the prevalence and gene frequencies of redegreen color vision impairments among children of six different human populations of Jammu province.A total of 1028 healthy subjects(6e15 years of age)were selected from five Muslim populations and the color vision impairments were determined using the Ishihara’s test of color deficiency.The gene frequency was calculated using HardyeWeinberg equilibrium method.The prevalence of color vision deficiency(CVD)ranged from 5.26%to 11.36%among males and 0.00%e3.03%among females of six different populations.The gender based differences in the frequency of CVD was found to be statistically significant(p<0.0001),with a higher prevalence among male(7.52%)as compared to female(0.83%)children.We observed high frequency of deutan as compared to protan defects.The incidences of deuteranomaly(5.68%)and deuteranopia(2.27%)were higher among male children of Syed population while the frequencies of protanomaly(1.94%),protanopia(1.28%)and achromacy(2.27%)were the highest among male subjects of Khan,Malik and Syed populations,respectively.The allele and genotype frequencies showed cogent differences among six populations.The population based assessment of CVDs help patients to follow adaptive strategies that could minimize the risks of the disease.
