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Retinitis pigmentosa limited what I could do to a certain degree.
Runners Jack Canfield 2010
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Retinitis pigmentosa limited what I could do to a certain degree.
Runners Jack Canfield 2010
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Very surreal, and persuasive to self-diagnosis – I think I was the only 9-year old sure I had Retinitis Pigmentosa.
remarkable newness : Stephen Burt : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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Retinitis pigmentosa, or RP, is a group of genetic conditions that lead to retinal degeneration and can cause severe, incurable vision problems in later adulthood.
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Retinitis pigmentosa, or RP, is a group of genetic conditions that lead to retinal degeneration and can cause severe, incurable vision problems in later adulthood.
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David Head, chief executive at charity RP Fighting Blindness, which supports sufferers of Retinitis Pigmentosa, a disease of the eye that leads to loss of vision and blindness, said: Prospects for stem cell treatment for inherited retinal dystrophies, alongside the already proven potential of gene therapy, the innovations leading to the development of electronic retinal implants, exploration of pharmaceutical approaches and emerging technologies such as opto-genetics make for exciting times for our members.
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Cross section of a degenerated Retinitis pigmentosa retina.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Retinitis pigmentosa is a diverse group of hereditary diseases that lead to incurable blindness and affect two million people worldwide.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) refers to a subset of inherited retinal degenerations, for which over 180 disease associated loci have been mapped and of these over 130 genes have been identified that when mutated result in severe vision impairment.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Shaomei Wang et al. 2010
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Retinitis pigmentosa destroys the rod and cone cells in the eye.
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