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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Clinical investigation
2023-08-01
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Series: | JCI Insight |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.167546 |