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FLASH GENE
Symbol RBP3 contributors: shn/npt - updated : 21-12-2009
HGNC name retinol binding protein 3, interstitial
HGNC id 9921
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) RP66
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
         
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Susceptibility uveitis
Variant & Polymorphism
  • the mutation Asp1080Asn is associated with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (den Hollander 2009)
  • Candidate gene
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    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Irbp-/- mice exhibit a significant loss of photorecetors and profound changes in the structure and organization of the outer segments. ERG show a marked reduction of cone and rod-mediated response amplitudes (Liou 1998)