"Retinitis Pigmentosa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012174
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.270.684 C11.768.585.658.500 C16.320.290.684
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| Concept/Terms |
Retinitis Pigmentosa- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Rod-Cone Dystrophy
- Rod-Cone Dystrophies
- Rod Cone Dystrophies
- Rod Cone Dystrophy
- Pigmentary Retinopathy
- Pigmentary Retinopathies
- Retinopathies, Pigmentary
- Retinopathy, Pigmentary
- Tapetoretinal Degeneration
- Tapetoretinal Degenerations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Retinitis Pigmentosa" by people in Profiles.
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The artificial silicon retina microchip for the treatment of vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Apr; 122(4):460-9.
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The structure of posterior subcapsular cataracts in the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) rats. Exp Eye Res. 1998 Aug; 67(2):163-77.