Metabolism of omega-3 fatty acids in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.

doi:10.1016/s0014-4835(05)80110-1

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Metabolism of omega-3 fatty acids in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.

Experimental eye research - 1 Mar 1995

Hoffman D R, Uauy R, Birch D G

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Abnormalities in lipid metabolism have been reported in numerous patients with retinitis pigmentosa. As an initial step in evaluating these anomalies, two trials of fatty acid intervention were conducted with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) patients and controls. The first trial ad...

Topics

Adult
Docosahexaenoic Acids
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Electroretinography
Erythrocytes
Fatty Acids, Omega-3
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
Female
Genes, Dominant
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Retina
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Rhodopsin

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