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Mutations and polymorphisms in the human peripherin-RDS gene and their involvement in inherited retinal degeneration.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1996
Keen T J, Inglehearn C F
Abstract excerpt
The RDS gene codes for the protein peripherin-RDS, which is an integral membrane glycoprotein found in the outer segment of both rod and cone photoreceptor cells. It is thought to function as a structural protein involved in the maintenance of the flattened form of the disc lamellae. The RDS gene has been implicated in the mouse phenotype retinal degeneration slow, and mutations in the human homologue are now...
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