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Molecular assay reagents intended to identify mutations in the rhodopsin (opsin 2, rod pigment) (RHO) gene, located at chromosome 3q21-q24, which encodes for a rod photoreceptor-specific protein that, when photo-excited, initiates the visual transduction cascade. This genetic mutation has been identified in patients with retinitis pigmentosa type 4 (RP4).
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