Rhodopsin mutations are scarcely implicated in autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa: A preliminary study of Egyptian retinitis pigmentosa patients

Background: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited retinal degenerations that is estimated to affect more than 1.5 million people worldwide. RP is characterized by retinal pigment deposits visible on fundus examination, abnormal electroretinogram a...

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Main Authors: Reem Mebed, Yasser B.M. Ali, Nahed Solouma, Amr Eldib, Mahmoud Amer, Ahmed Osman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2015-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110863015000178