Scientific Disease Database
Retinitis Pigmentosa

Recent update from: 20.03.2007


Disease Gene locus MIM Gene Gene MIM MoI Assignment

Linked Marker Remarks References
RP digenic
179605 RDS/Peripherin 179605
6p12



(34)
(36)
RP digenic
180721 ROM1 180721
11q13



(34)
(36)
ADRP ADRP
CRX 120970 ad 19q13.3

D19S902
D19S412
D19S606

(77)
ADRP ADRP 180721 ROM1 180721 ad 11q13



(74)
ADRP ADRP
RGR 600342 ad 10q23


  • Not a common ADRP gene
  • Single family
  • Deceased father was said to be affected => dominant inheritance
  • (62)
    ADRP ADRP 179605 RDS/Peripherin 179605 ad 6p12



    (21)
    ADRP Cystoid Macula Oedema ADRP/CMO 180103 NRL 162080 ad 14q11

    [14.9 D14S72- D14S64- D14S1041]
    (8)
    ARRP ARRP 180071 PDE6A 180071
    5q31.2-34



    (30)
    ARRP ARRP
    MERTK 604705
    2q14

    D2S1790- D2S442
    (24)
    ARRP ARRP
    RPE65 180069
    1q31


  • Mutations in 2% of ARRP patients
  • (61)
    ARRP ARRP 180381 RHOK 180381
    13q34



    (40)
    (41)
    (92)
    ARRP ARRP 180072 PDE6B 180072
    4p16.3



    (57)
    ARRP ARRP 123825 CNGA1 123825
    4p12-cen



    (19)
    (68)
    ARRP ARRP
    RLBP1, CRALBP 180090
    15q26



    (52)
    ARRP ARRP 180380 RHO 180380
    3q21-24



    (71)
    (72)
    ARRP ARRP
    SAG 181031
    2q37



    (63)
    ARRP ARRP



    1p21.2-13.3

    D1S2868-[ABCA4- D1S236- D1S2664- D1S2793- D1S2808- D1S2671- D1S206-4.9 cM][D1S2896- D1S495- D1S2669- D1S485- D1S429- D1S2759- D1S239- D1S248- D1S457 10.5 cM]- D1S2726
  • Mutations in 2% of ARRP patients
  • (94)
    ARRP ARRP
    RGR 600342
    10q23


  • Not a common ADRP gene
  • Single family
  • 4 affected relatives homozygously carrying a mutation
  • (62)
    ADRP RP1 180100 RP1 603937 ad 8q12-13

    LPL- D8S5(TL11)- D8S87- ANK1
    [1 D8S165
    D8S593, D8S591], WI5801- CHLC.GATA8G08- [4 D8S601- WI3265- WI15400- WI13801- WI19524- WI491- CHLC.GATA4E09.581- CHLC.GATA4E08- AFMA084WH1- D8S1079- RP1- D8S593- WI3862- WI4879- WI9705- D8S285]- SGC35617
  • UCLA-RP01
  • Late onset, slow progression
  • (10)
    (33)
    (89)
    (78)
    (67)
    (7)
    ADRP RP10 180105 IMPDH1 146690 ad 7q31.3

    cen- D7S486- D7S677- D7S480- D7S487- D7S514- - D7S530- tel
    D7S686
    D7S522
    D7S523
    D7S23
    D7S461
    D7S466
    D7S471
    D7S490
    D7S501
    D7S504, CFTR
  • Spanish pedigree FA-84
  • American family UTAD-045
  • (11)
    (35)
    (39)
    (54)
    (60)
    ADRP RP11 600138 PRPF31 176980 ad 19q13.4

    [600 kb D19S927- D19S781.1]
  • Type II/regional from of RP
  • (3)
    (2)
    (53)
    (85)
    (16)
    ADRP RP11 600138 PRKCG 176980 ad 19q13.4

    D19S219- D19S246- D19S571- D19S180- D19S572- PRKCG- AFMc001yb1- D19S418- D19S605- D19S404- D19S210- D19S254- D19S214- D19S218- AFMb343wf1
  • Two types of phenotypes:
    1. Bimodal Expressivity = all or nothing phenotype with early onset
    2. Phenotype ranging from normal to severe
  • (3)
    (2)
    (53)
    RP + preserved peri-arteriolar RPE RP12 600105 CRB1 604210
    1q31-32.1

    cen- D1S158- D1S238- D1S422- [5 D1S533/D1S412- F13B- CACLN1A3- D1S413- CACLN1A3]- D1S477- D1S306- D1S53- tel
    (18)
    (46)
    (84)
    (83)
    ADRP RP13 600059 PRPC8 607300 ad 17p13.3

    D17S1528
    D17S1529- D17S831
    D17S578- D17S926- D17S849- D17S938- D17S796- D17S960- D17S804- D17S786- cen
  • Ancestor from Suffolk, England, no surviving English descendants
  • South African
  • Dutch
  • (26)
    (42)
    (56)
    (82)
    Cone-rod degneration, xl RP15/CORD3 300029

    xl Xp22.13-22.11

    tel- DXS1229- DXS365- DXS7101- DXS7593- DXS1052- DXS274- DXS989- DXS451- cen
    (55)
    (81)
    ARRP RP16



    14q11-13.1

    D14S80
    (13)
    ADRP RP17 600852 CA4 114760 ad 17q23

    [ D17S809 (- D17S790- D17S787- D17S808- D17S807-) D17S942- D17S789- D17S795- D17S929- D17S785] 3.6 Mb
  • South African family with ancestors in Hesse/Germany settled in 1762
  • No evidence of non-penetrance
  • (5)
    (70)
    (69)
    ADRP RP18 601414 HPRP3 607301 ad 1q13-21

    tel- D1S188- [~30 D1S534- D1S498- D1S305]- D1S176- SPTA- CRP- D1S1167- D1S104- D1S196- cen
    D1S422- D1S2858 [2]

    (91)
    (90)
    (14)
    ARRP RP19 601718 ABCR 601691
    1p21-13

    D1S167- [3,5 D1S435- D1S188- D1S2849- D1S2868- D1S424- D1S236]- D1S497
  • Atypical ARRP with choroidal atrophy
  • Spanish family M-33
  • (51)
    (50)
    XLRP RP2 312600 RP2
    xl Xp11.3-11.22

    DXS14- DXS7
    (15)
    (79)
    (76)
    (88)
    ARRP RP20
    RPE65 180069
    1p31


    SeeLCA2
    ARRP RP22 602594


    16p12.3-12.1

    D16S287- D16S420 [16]
    (22)
    XLRP RP23 300424

    xl Xp22

    996- [DXS1223- DXS7103- 8 cM- (RP23/DXS1224)- 4 cM- DXS999- DXS989- DXS1110- DXS426- DXS7161 15 cM]- DXS7592- DXS7101- DXS1229- DXS7593- DXS1052- DXS7110- DXS989- DXS1048
  • Onset is unusual early
  • Obligate carriers have normal fundi and waveforms
  • RS1 excluded
  • (29)
    XLRP RP24 300155

    xl Xq26.2-27.2

    cen- DXS8094- DXS1211- DXS1192- DXS8013- DXS1205- DXS8106- DXS8084- DXS8043- ter [23]
  • Single family
  • Early onset of rod photoreceptor dysfunction
  • Cone function is normal but shows progressive loss
  • (25)
    ARRP RP25 602772 ELOVL4

    6q14

    D6S1582- D6S282- D6S1650- D6S1662- D6S257- D6S402- D6S1681- D6S1596- D6S460- D6S445- D6S1601- D6S1595- D6S1601- GABRR1- GABRR2- D6S1644- D6S1613- D6S1570
  • 3 spanish families
  • (73)
    (48)
    (47)
    ARRP RP26 608380 CERKL 608381
    2q31.2-32.3

    D2S148- D2S2261- CERKL- D2S364- D2S350- D2S118- D2S389- D2S318- D2S161- D2S273- D2S117 [79]
  • Characteristic fundus changes
  • Macular alterations
  • SAG lies distal
  • Spanish
  • (6)
    (80)
    ADRP RP27
    NRL 162080 ad 14q11



    (49)
    ARRP RP28 606068


    2p15-11

    D2S1352- D2S1337- D2S380- D2S441- D2S291- D2S1394- D2S1337- D2S286- D2S2114- D2S438- D2S388- D2S1331- D2S1258 [16]
  • Indian
  • (27)
    ARRP RP29



    4q32-34

    D4S1629- D4S2368- D4S2979- D4S621- D4S2431- D4S3028- D4S3035- [D4S3030- - D4S415 (HBD)]- D4S2417
  • Pakistani family
  • 6 generations
  • Consanguineous
  • CLCN3 and M6a excluded by mutation analysisvv
  • (66)
    (28)
    XLRP RP3 300389 RPGR 312610 xl Xp21.1



    (9)
    (23)
    (58)
    (4)
    ADRP RP30 607921 Fascin 607643 ad 17q25


  • Japan
  • (86)
    ADRP RP31 609923

    ad 9p22-p13

    D9S285 and D9S1874
    (65)
    ARRP RP32 609913


    1p21.3-p13.3

    D1S2896- D1S485- D1S457
  • Pakistani
  • (94)
    ADRP RP33 610359


    2q11.2

    D2S2159- D2S2222- D2S1343
    (95)
    XLRP RP34 300605

    XL Xq28

    - DXS1060- DXS8051- DXS987- DXS1226- DXS1214- DXS1068- DXS993- DXS991- DXS986- DXS990- DXS1106- DXS8055- DXS1001- DXS1047-[DXS1227- DXS8043 RP24]-[DXS8091- DXS8061- DXS1073- DXS1108-7.11 cM]
    (59)
    ADRP RP35 610282 SEMA4A 607292 ad 1q22



    (1)
    ARRP RP36 610599 C2Y 610598
    17q22


  • Bangladesh
  • (93)
    ADRP RP4 180380 RHO 180380 ad 3q21-24



    (20)
    (75)
    (87)
    ADRP RP5 180102

    ad 3q



    designation retired
    XLRP RP6 312612

    xl Xp21.3-21.2

    DXS28- DXS164, [RP23 DXS1223- DXS1226- DXS989 [] RP15- DXS8099- DXS1061- DXS1218- DXS1017 [] RP6- DXS8039- DXS503- DXS1241- DXS1036- [RP3- DXS1067]- MG -[] RP2- DXS6679- DXS8083- DXS1055- p|q- DXS1205 [] RP24- DXS8084- DXS8043
    (64)
    (12)
    ADRP RP7 179605

    ad 6p12



    (44)
    ADRP RP8 180103

    ad unlinked



    (43)
    (45)
    ADRP RP9 180104 RP9 607339 ad 7p14

    D7S795, cen- D7S519- D7S521- D7S485- D7S510- D7S528- [10 D7S484/ D7S460/ D7S497- D7S435/ D7S526]- D7S516- D7S529- D7S493- tel
    (31)
    (32)
    (38)
    (37)
    RP + Coats-like Disease RPCLD
    CRB1 604210
    1q31-32.1



    (17)
    RP simplex RPsi
    NRL 162080 ad 14q11



    (49)

    MoI = Mode of Inheritance: a: autosomal, ad: autosomal dominant, ar: autosomal recessive, xl: x-linked, mt: mitochondrial

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