ADOA is an acronym for four medical words. Although these terms sound complicated, together they explain exactly how the condition works and is transmitted. Today, we will break down the letters step by step.
Swipe through the carousel to discover what Autosomal, Dominant, Optic, and Atrophy mean. ➡️
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[Image ID 1: An image with a dark blue background with a pattern of small eyes, with an icon of a man and a woman in the center below the text 'AUTOSOMAL' and below that the text 'EXPLAINS HOW THE GENE IS INHERITANCE OCCURS. WITH AUTOSOMAL INHERITANCE, BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS HAVE AN EQUAL CHANCE OF INHERITING THE CONDITION.']
[Image ID 2: An image with a dark blue background with a pattern of small eyes, with an icon of a large figure in the center above five smaller figures below the text 'DOMINANTE' and below that the text 'THIS MEANS THAT THE DISORDER ALWAYS MANIFESTS, EVEN IF YOU RECEIVED THE ABNORMAL GENE FROM ONLY ONE OF YOUR PARENTS.'.]
[Image ID 3: An image with a dark blue background with a pattern of small eyes, with an icon of the brain and an optic nerve branch in the center below the text 'OPTICUS' and below that the text 'INDICATES THAT THE CONDITION RELATS TO THE OPTIC NERVE (THE OPTIC NERVE).'.]
[Image ID 4: An image with a dark blue background with a pattern of small eyes, with an icon of a frayed, thinning rope in the center below the text 'ATROPHY' and below that the text 'THIS IS THE MEDICAL PROCESS IN WHICH TISSUE REDUCES OR THINNS.'.]
