peripherin gene or retinal degeneration slow (rds)

Pathology

• defects in the peripherin gene (RDS) cause various human diseases including:
  • autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa
  • autosomal dominant retinitis punctata albescens
  • butterfly-shaped pigment dystrophy
• in mice it causes retinopathy known as 'retinal degeneration slow' (rds)

More general terms

• unclassified gene