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retinitis pigmentosa 17 — Definition
Retinitis Pigmentosa 17 / retinitis pigmentosa 17
Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic disease that causes the progressive degeneration of photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye. This situation starts especially with night blindness and peripheral vision loss and can lead to full blindness by affecting the central vision over time. The disease manifests autozomal dominant inheritance and is associated with mutations in PRPF31 gene, also known as RP17.
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❓ What is Retinitis Pigmentosa 17?
Retinitis Pigmentosa 17; retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic disease that causes the progressive degeneration of photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye. This situation starts especially with night blindness and peripheral vision loss and can lead to full blindness by affecting the central vision over time. The disease manifests autozomal dominant inheritance and is associated with mutations in PRPF31 gene, also known as RP17.
❓ What is retinitis pigmentosa 17 in Turkish?
The Turkish equivalent of "retinitis pigmentosa 17" is Retinitis Pigmentosa 17.
❓ Which medical field is Retinitis Pigmentosa 17 related to?
This term belongs to the Diseases category.