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In autosomal dominant RP, the disease is present in males or females only when a single copy of the gene is defective. Typically, one of the parents is affected by the disease. [genome.gov]

"There are some treatments that suggest some benefits, but at the present time, it would be most accurate to say there is no standard proven accepted treatment," he said. [abcnews.go.com]

Your child may benefit from specialized sunglasses (amber-tinted lenses), use of a brimmed hat while outdoors as well as shutting blinds while indoors if glare is present. [afb.org]

We recommend that ophthalmologists consider an underlying diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa in any patient presenting a picture of bilateral exudative retinopathy. [bjo.bmj.com]

Debate Over Treatment Berson says RP is treatable. [abcnews.go.com]

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Are There Treatments for RP? There is currently no cure or standard, proven treatment for RP; however, some ophthalmologists believe that treatment with high doses of Vitamin A can slow the progression of RP. [afb.org]

The course of the disease process and the long-term prognosis for these two types of patients are different. [link.springer.com]

Identifying the inheritance pattern involved can help to determine the prognosis, both for the patient and the rest of his or her family. [retinalphysician.com]

Diagnosis and Prognosis: The disease is usually diagnosed by an ophthalmologist based on the symptoms and the appearance of the retina. An electrical test called an ERG is often used to confirm the diagnosis. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

What is the prognosis for retinitis pigmentosa? The prognosis is poor since there is no cure for the disease. However, there are researchers working hard on this disease. [medicinenet.com]

They are organised into groups, and further divided into clinical, etiological or histopathological sub-types. [orpha.net]

Compared to studies involving patients from other populations, the same genes appear to be implicated in the etiology of recessive RP in Indonesia, although all mutations that were discovered are novel and as such may be unique for this population. [push-zb.helmholtz-muenchen.de]

Etiology and Pathophysiology Mutations in the rhodopsin gene account for 30% of cases of autosomal dominant RP. Another 4–6% of autosomal dominant RP is caused by a mutation in the gene for a photoreceptor protein peripherin/RDS. [unboundmedicine.com]

Baumgartner WA: Etiology, pathogenesis, and experimental treatment of retinitis pigmentosa. Med Hypotheses 2000;54: 814–824. [karger.com]

Etiology Causatives genes RP is characterized by enormous genetic heterogeneity. At least 45 different genes and loci have been identified to cause nonsyndromic RP so far. [institut-vision.org]

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[…] retinitis pigmentosa 2,X-linked,putatively due to the accumulation of incorrectly-folded photoreceptor or neuron-specific tubulin isoforms followed by progressive cell death Relevant External Links for RP2 Genetic Association Database (GAD) RP2 Human Genome Epidemiology [genecards.org]

Characterized by poor night vision, constricted visual fields, bone spicule-like pigmentation of the fundus, and electroretinographic evidence of photoreceptor cell dysfunction System(s) affected: nervous Synonym(s): rod-cone dystrophy; retinal dystrophy Epidemiology [unboundmedicine.com]

Isolated cases, with no family history, also commonly occur Epidemiology Prevalence in all ages is approximately 1 in 4,000 [ 1 ]. Three types have been found determined by age of onset. [patient.info]

Epidemiology Worldwide there are more than five million people suffering from various forms of Retinitis Pigmentosa Cure. [retinitispigmentosacure.com]

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Etiology and Pathophysiology Mutations in the rhodopsin gene account for 30% of cases of autosomal dominant RP. Another 4–6% of autosomal dominant RP is caused by a mutation in the gene for a photoreceptor protein peripherin/RDS. [unboundmedicine.com]

For small to medium-sized lesions, intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy, in combination with PDT, can lead to tumor regression and counteract early PDT-related pathophysiologic alterations. Jideofor K. [retinatoday.com]

Activity is shut off by phosphorylation under the influence of rhodopsin kinase, the activity of which results in binding of visual arrestin (a.k.a. arrestin-1 and S-antigen), which prevents rhodopsin from interacting with and activating more transducin [neuromics.com]

Top 10 Retinal-Research Advances documented by the Foundation Fighting Blindness Retinitis Pigmentosa and Usher’s Syndrome: Understanding the Visual Problems of Retinitis Pigmentosa published in the Vision Enhancement Journal Retinitis Pigmentosa, a Prevent [afb.org]

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Prevention Once RP has been inherited there are no known ways to prevent the disorder from occurring. If you have RP or have a family history of the disorder, you can talk to a genetic counselor when deciding to have children. [cancercarewny.com]

To help prevent blindness, doctors both treat the retinitis and work to strengthen your immune system. You may need an antiviral medication such as ganciclovir. You might take pills by mouth or receive an injection into a vein or eye. [webmd.com]