Article
Ocular manifestations in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa with a Lys-296-Glu rhodopsin mutation at the retinal binding site.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 May 1994
Owens S L, Fitzke F W, Inglehearn C F, Jay M, Keen T J, Arden G B, Bhattacharya S S, Bird A C
Abstract excerpt
A lysine to glutamic acid substitution at codon 296 in the rhodopsin gene has been reported in a family with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. This mutation is of particular functional interest as this lysine molecule is the binding site of 11-cis-retinal. The clinical features of a family...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Binding Sites
- Dark Adaptation
- Electroretinography
- Female
- Fundus Oculi
- Genes, Dominant
- Humans
- Lysine
- Male
