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FLASH GENE
Symbol NDP contributors: shn - updated : 24-05-2017
HGNC name Norrie disease (pseudoglioma)
HGNC id 7678
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) ND , EVR2 , COATS
related resource Retinal Information Network
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional   deletion    
partly deleted in several typical Norrie Disease patients
Susceptibility to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
Variant & Polymorphism other deletion within the non-coding region was associated with only mild-regressed ROP (Dickinson 2006)
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Marker
Therapy target
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • NDP mutant mice develop retrolental structures in the vitreous body and show an overall disorganization of the retinal ganglion cell layer
  • Norrin-/y mice have a leaky and aberrant retinal vasculature