Article
A peripherin/retinal degeneration slow mutation (Pro-210-Arg) associated with macular and peripheral retinal degeneration.
Ophthalmology - 1 Feb 1995
Gorin M B, Jackson K E, Ferrell R E, Sheffield V C, Jacobson S G, Gass J D, Mitchell E, Stone E M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the peripherin/retinal degeneration slow (RDS) gene have been identified in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and pattern macular dystrophy. The authors initially examined a large family affected with both peripheral and macular degeneration, inherited as an autosomal do...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Arginine
- Base Sequence
- Chromosome Deletion
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Eye Proteins
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
