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Molecular study of the rhodopsin gene in retinitis pigmentosa patients in the Basque Country.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 1998
Alvarez A I, Arostegui E, Martin R, Duran M, Onaindia M L, Molina M, Tejada M I
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a degenerative disorder affecting the outer segment of the retina and leading to night blindness and progressive visual field loss. The rhodopsin gene encodes a photolabile pigment located in the rod outer segments constituting around 80-90% of its protein content and is the initiation point for the visual cascade upon absorption of a single photon. Seventy-five unrelated, isolated RP...
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