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Gene information for RHO (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID6010
Official gene symbolRHO
Full namerhodopsin
Aliases,CSNBAD1,MGC138309,MGC138311,OPN2,RP4,
Gene summaryRetinitis pigmentosa is an inherited progressive disease which is a major cause of blindness in western communities. It can be inherited as an autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked recessive disorder. In the autosomal dominant form,which comprises about 25% of total cases, approximately 30% of families have mutations in the gene encoding the rod photoreceptor-specific protein rhodopsin. This is the transmembrane protein which, when photoexcited, initiates the visual transduction cascade. Defects in this gene are also one of the causes of congenital stationary night blindness. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3q21-q24
Gene position129247482 - 129254187  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size6706 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID180380