Achromatopsia in A Sentence

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    A total inability to distinguish colors (achromatopsia) is exceedingly rare.

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    Achromatopsia has a prevalence of about one in 33,000 in the United States and affects males and females equally.

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    Achromatopsia, the complete inability to distinguish color, is an autosomal recessive disease of the retina.

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    In 1997, the achromatopsia gene was discovered to reside on chromosome 2.