| Literature DB >> 17110909 |
Daniel Mordes1, Xiaoyan Luo, Amar Kar, David Kuo, Lili Xu, Kazuo Fushimi, Guowu Yu, Paul Sternberg, Jane Y Wu.
Abstract
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of genetically and clinically heterogeneous retinal diseases and a common cause of blindness. Among the 12 autosomal dominant RP (adRP) genes identified, four encode ubiquitously expressed proteins involved in pre-mRNA splicing, demonstrating the important role that pre-mRNA splicing plays in the pathogenesis of retinal degeneration. This review focuses on recent progress in identifying adRP mutations in genes encoding pre-mRNA splicing factors and the potential underlying molecular mechanisms.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17110909 PMCID: PMC2683577
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Vis ISSN: 1090-0535 Impact factor: 2.367