Human Genetics Report: Cell Waste May Cause Blindness
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Contributed by Jai A. Dennison| 05 December, 2004 19:24 GMT
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is one of the most common causes of blindness. It affects one in 3,500 people or approximately two million people worldwide.
New findings in the study of human genetics suggest that genetic mutations may result in an inability of photoreceptor cells to properly dispose of waste, causing the blinding eye disease retinitis pigmentosa. The study is published in the November 24, 2004, online version of the journal
Human Molecular Genetics.
The gene mutations have been identified by vision researchers at the University of Utah |
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