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Retinitis pigmentosa: understanding the clinical presentation, mechanisms and treatment options
1 Mar 2004
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a leading cause of human blindness due to degeneration of retinal photoreceptor cells. Causes of retinal degeneration include defects in the visual pigment, defects in the proteins important for photoreceptor function or in enzymes involved in initiating visual transduction. Despite the diversity of genetic mutations identified in inherited forms of retinal dystrophy, there is a...
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