DRAM2: New Form Of Inherited Blindness Discovered

Friday, May 15, 2015 - 16:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Scientists have discovered that mutations in the gene DRAM2 cause a new type of late-onset inherited blindness.  The article describes individuals from five families with a variety of DRAM2 mutations, all of which lead to loss of central vision beginning at age 30-40. Peripheral vision loss is also described in older individuals. The light-sensing rear surface of the eye (the retina) relays visual information to the brain. It's a complex layered structure, with each layer of cells carrying out clearly defined functions.  read more

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