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The molecular and cellular basis of rhodopsin retinitis pigmentosa reveals potential strategies for therapy.
Progress in retinal and eye research - 1 Jan 2018
Athanasiou Dimitra, Aguila Monica, Bellingham James, Li Wenwen, McCulley Caroline, Reeves Philip J, Cheetham Michael E
Abstract excerpt
Inherited mutations in the rod visual pigment, rhodopsin, cause the degenerative blinding condition, retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Over 150 different mutations in rhodopsin have been identified and, collectively, they are the most common cause of autosomal dominant RP (adRP). Mutations in rhodopsin are also associated with dominant congenital stationary night blindness (adCSNB) and, less frequently, recessive RP...
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