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Hereditary, progressive degeneration of the retina due to death of ROD PHOTORECEPTORS initially and subsequent death of CONE PHOTORECEPTORS. It is characterized by deposition of pigment in the retina.
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- Pigmentary Retinopathy
- Tapetoretinal Degeneration
- Pigmentary Retinopathies
- Retinopathies, Pigmentary
- Retinopathy, Pigmentary
- Tapetoretinal Degenerations
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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note entry term ROD CONE DYSTROPHIES: CONE-ROD DYSTROPHIES is also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Retinitis Pigmentosa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012174. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012174
- Retinitis Pigmentosa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinitis_pigmentosa
- Retinitis Pigmentosa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q847057