Hormones significantly influence protein development particularly during menstruation and menopause, where fluctuations in hormone levels

MalaCards is an integrated database of human maladies and annotations, modeled on the architecture and richness of the popular GeneCards.

Many genes have been identified for the inherited and highly heterogeneous disorders - some are arRP, adRP and X-linked.

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National Eye Institute (NEI) Last updated: July 10, 2019

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"Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the name given to a group of inherited eye conditions called retinal dystrophies."

Findings suggest that a small portion of RP may be caused by mutations in genes responsible for other forms of retinal dystrophy.

This review summarizes the current approaches to gene discovery and mutation detection for RP, and indicate pitfalls and unsolved problems.

The structure of the eye is highly organized and complex, reflecting high degree of specialization that is required to support its function.