Abstract:Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a common retinal dystrophy that affects millions of individuals, of both sexes, worldwide. The age of onset and the phenotypic characteristics vary between patients of different ethnicities. It may be syndromic when it coexists with several syndromes, like Usher syndrome, or nonsyndromic. It follows autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive or X-linked inheritance. RP is genetically heterogeneous with, approximately, one hundred genes identified to date. The present mini review inclu… Show more
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