X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) results from mutations in at least two different loci, designated RP2 and RP3, located at Xp11.3 and Xp21.1, respectively. The RP3 gene was recently isolated by… (More)
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Functional L1 elements are autonomous retrotransposons that can insert into human genes and cause disease. To date, 10 of 12 known L1 retrotranspositions into human genes have been found to be… (More)
Mutations in the X-linked retinitis pigmentosa 2 gene cause progressive degeneration of photoreceptor cells. The retinitis pigmentosa 2 protein (RP2) is similar in sequence to the tubulin-specific… (More)
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Manuela Elsen, Silja Raschke, Norbert Tennagels, Uwe Schwahn, Tomas Jelenik, Michael Roden, Tania Romacho, and Jürgen Eckel Paul-Langerhans-Group for Integrative Physiology, German Diabetes Center,… (More)
High intestinal sodium absorption is one mechanism of hypertension and constipation. The sodium-proton-exchanger subtype 3 (NHE3) is an important mediator of sodium absorption in the gut. SAR218034… (More)
PURPOSE
To identify possible correlations between the putative mutations and the clinical characteristics in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa, RP2.
DESIGN
A retrospective, descriptive clinical study.… (More)