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SUBMITTER: Nguyen XT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10139437 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nguyen Xuan-Thanh-An XT Moekotte Lude L Plomp Astrid S AS Bergen Arthur A AA van Genderen Maria M MM Boon Camiel J F CJF
International journal of molecular sciences 20230419 8
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) comprises a group of inherited retinal dystrophies characterized by the degeneration of rod photoreceptors, followed by the degeneration of cone photoreceptors. As a result of photoreceptor degeneration, affected individuals experience gradual loss of visual function, with primary symptoms of progressive nyctalopia, constricted visual fields and, ultimately, central vision loss. The onset, severity and clinical course of RP shows great variability and unpredictability, ...[more]