A recently described mutation in the rod photoreceptor ion channel gene leading to retinitis pigmentosa suggests a mechanism for retinal degeneration.
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Lisman, J., Fain, G. Support for the equivalent light hypothesis for RP. Nat Med 1, 1254–1255 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1295-1254
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