5 Facts you should know about

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP)

The underlying mechanism involves the progressive loss of rod photoreceptor cells

The first sign of RP is usually night blindness

As the condition progresses, affected individuals develop tunnel vision and eventually a loss of central vision

RP may be caused by mutations in any of at least 50 genes

Inheritance can be autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked

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