Functional analysis of A 5' untranslated variant in rhodopsin : implications for the retinitis pigmentosa phenotype

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a group of heterogeneous retinal degenerative diseases that predominantly affect rod photoreceptor cells. Symptoms include night blindness and gradual peripheral vision loss, which progresses to a complete loss of vision. Clinical, phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity ar...

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Main Author: Akinyi, Maureen Veronica
Other Authors: Ramesar, Raj
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10007