Gene mutation linked to retinitis pigmentosa in Southwestern US Hispanic families

(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Thirty-six percent of Hispanic families in the U.S. with a common form of retinitis pigmentosa got the disease because they carry a mutation of the arrestin-1 gene, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news