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Retinitis is the [[Retina|retina]] | Retinitis is inflammation of the [[Retina|retina]]. This causes a damage in the retina, which may result in night blindness and other serious diseases such as [[Retinitis pigmentosa|retinitis pigmentosa]]. | ||
Retinitis is caused by an [[Autosomal dominant|autosomal dominant]], recessive or via x-linked [[Mutation|mutation]] in the gene. There are a variety of [[Point mutation|point mutations]], which can cause [[Retinitis_Pigmentosa|retinitis pigmentosa ]]causing a base change and therefore changes in the amino acid sequence <ref>http://omim.org/entry/180380</ref>. | |||
Furthermore, this, in turn, damages the rods and cones of the [[Photoreceptors|photoreceptors]] in the eye. This may enhance the damage of the sight and also reduce the function for the [[Rhodopsin|rhodopsin]] to be activated by light. | Furthermore, this, in turn, damages the rods and cones of the [[Photoreceptors|photoreceptors]] in the eye. This may enhance the damage of the sight and also reduce the function for the [[Rhodopsin|rhodopsin]] to be activated by light. | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 6 December 2017
Retinitis is inflammation of the retina. This causes a damage in the retina, which may result in night blindness and other serious diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa.
Retinitis is caused by an autosomal dominant, recessive or via x-linked mutation in the gene. There are a variety of point mutations, which can cause retinitis pigmentosa causing a base change and therefore changes in the amino acid sequence [1].
Furthermore, this, in turn, damages the rods and cones of the photoreceptors in the eye. This may enhance the damage of the sight and also reduce the function for the rhodopsin to be activated by light.
The disease of retinitis pigmentosa may be cured by eating food which is rich in Vitamin A, this recover the eyes to be functional in terms of getting the inside rhodopsin and other protein kinase to do the cycles.