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Update on the molecular genetics of retinitis pigmentosa.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Sept 2001
Wang Q, Chen Q, Zhao K, Wang L, Wang L, Traboulsi E I
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a heterogeneous group of retinal dystrophies characterized by photoreceptor cell degeneration. RP causes night blindness, a gradual loss of peripheral visual fields, and eventual loss of central vision. Advances in molecular genetics have provided new insights into the genes responsible and the pathogenic mechanisms of RP. The genetics of RP is complex, and the disease can be...
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