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Retinitis Pigmentosa

Known as: Tapetoretinal degeneration, Pigmentary Retinopathies, Pigmentary retinopathy 
A rare inherited retinal dystrophy disorder characterized by spots of black bone-spicule pigmentation of the retinal pigment epithelium. It is… 
National Institutes of Health

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Aldred syndromeBork Stender Schmidt syndromeCONE DYSTROPHY 4 (disorder)CONE-ROD DYSTROPHY 3 (disorder)
BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME 13BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME 16BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME 8BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME 9

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Retinal Degeneration

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Characterization of macular edema from various etiologies by optical coherence tomography.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The CACNA1F Gene Encodes an L-Type Calcium Channel with Unique Biophysical Properties and Tissue Distribution
Glutamate release from rod photoreceptors is dependent on a sustained calcium influx through L-type calcium channels. Missense… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Genetically engineered large animal model for studying cone photoreceptor survival and degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa
Patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) typically develop night blindness early in life due to loss of rod photoreceptors. The… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Modulation of ion channels in rod photoreceptors by nitric oxide
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
A three-base-pair deletion in the peripherin–RDS gene in one form of retinitis pigmentosa
THE group of retinopathies termed retinitis pigmentosa (RP) greatly contribute to visual dysfunction in man with a frequency of… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Pharmacological properties of a potent and selective nonpeptide substance P antagonist.
We describe here the pharmacological properties of RP 67580 [(3aR,7aR)-7,7-diphenyl-2-[1-imino-2-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethyl… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Ocular findings in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa and a rhodopsin gene defect (Pro-23-His).
Ocular findings are presented from 17 unrelated patients with a form of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa and the same… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Localizing multiple X chromosome-linked retinitis pigmentosa loci using multilocus homogeneity tests.
Multilocus linkage analysis of 62 family pedigrees with X chromosome-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) was undertaken to… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Classification of congenital and early onset retinitis pigmentosa.
We retrospectively studied 36 patients with congenital (Leber's amaurosis) and early onset retinitis pigmentosa (RP) to develop a… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Ophthalmic involvement in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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