Article
[Pathology of opsins and vision disorders].
La Revue du praticien - 1 May 1994
Abitbol M, Eppelbaum M, Dolfuss H, Dufier J L
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the gene encoding rhodopsin are responsible for 30% of the cases autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. Rhodopsin molecules are key G-coupled transmembrane proteins initiating the visual transduction cascade in rods. These cells are specialized retinal cells allowing the detection...
Topics
- Color Vision Defects
- Humans
- Mutation
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Rhodopsin