Natural history of retinitis pigmentosa based on genotype, vitamin A/E supplementation, and an electroretinogram biomarker

BACKGROUND A randomized clinical trial from 1984 to 1992 indicated that vitamin A supplementation had a beneficial effect on the progression of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), while vitamin E had an adverse effect.METHODS Sequencing of banked DNA samples from that trial provided the opportunity to determ...

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Main Authors: Jason Comander, Carol Weigel DiFranco, Kit Sanderson, Emily Place, Matthew Maher, Erin Zampaglione, Yan Zhao, Rachel M. Huckfeldt, Kinga M. Bujakowska, Eric Pierce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical investigation 2023-08-01
Series:JCI Insight
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.167546