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| | Phelan, Mol Vis 2000; 6:116-124. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | In summary, a typical case of RP will show atrophy and pigmentary changes to the retina and RPE, early night blindness, loss of the visual fields, loss of central visual acuity, attenuation of the retinal vasculature, and changes to the optic nerve head during the course of the disease. |
 | | In general, RP genes are known or expected to be expressed in the photoreceptor cells of the retina or in the RPE. |
 | | Rhodopsin mutations are the most common cause of RP, and account for as many as 1/3 of the 16% of RP cases that are autosomal dominant, as well as rare cases of autosomal recessive RP [1,35]. |
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