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retinitis pigmentosa 88

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A retinitis pigmentosa characterized by night blindness and constriction of peripheral visual fields, with mildly reduced visual acuity that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the RP1L1 gene on chromosome 8p23.1.

Signs and symptoms

  • Spicular pigmentation of the retina
  • Nyctalopia
  • Macular degeneration
  • Reduced visual acuity
  • Optic disc pallor
  • Attenuation of retinal blood vessels
  • Exotropia
  • Cystoid macular edema

Also known as: RP88