[Retinitis pigmentosa--clinical, genetic and pathophysiologic aspects].

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1035006

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[Retinitis pigmentosa--clinical, genetic and pathophysiologic aspects].

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - 1 Jan 1997

Jurklies B, Zrenner E, Wessing A

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Retinitis pigmentosa defines a genetically heterogenous group of disorders characterized by degenerations of photoreceptors and pigment epithelium. This article reviews our current knowledge of the genetical, clinical and pathophysiological aspects of this disease complex. Therapeutic concepts un...

Topics

Animals
DNA Mutational Analysis
Diagnosis, Differential
Eye Proteins
Genotype
Humans
Intermediate Filament Proteins
Membrane Glycoproteins
Mice
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Pedigree
Peripherins
Photoreceptor Cells
Pigment Epithelium of Eye
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Rhodopsin

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