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retinitis pigmentosa 17

info · Genetic · ICD-10: H35.5

A retinitis pigmentosa characterized by relatively mild disease, with decreased visual acuity, visual field constriction, nyctalopia, and slow progression that has_material_basis_in duplication or triplication in the chromosome 17q22-q23 region that results in

A retinitis pigmentosa characterized by relatively mild disease, with decreased visual acuity, visual field constriction, nyctalopia, and slow progression that has_material_basis_in duplication or triplication in the chromosome 17q22-q23 region that results in disruption of topologically associated domains (TADs) and increased retinal expression of GDPD1.

Signs and symptoms

  • Spicular pigmentation of the retina
  • Nyctalopia
  • Color vision defect
  • Photophobia
  • Rod-cone dystrophy

Also known as: RP17