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LCA12

RD3

Retinal degeneration 3; involved in guanylate cyclase trafficking

Preclinical Research

No clinical trial or company program. Academic proof-of-concept only: AAV-mediated RD3 gene delivery restored guanylate-cyclase localization and rescued photoreceptors in the Rd3 mouse model of LCA (Molday et al., Human Molecular Genetics 2013).

Sourced & cited — not yet expert-reviewed

Every statement here is backed by a cited primary source, but a specialist has not formally reviewed this page yet.

Chromosomal Locus

1q32.3

Inheritance

Autosomal Recessive

Frequency

<1% of LCA cases

OMIM #610612

Key Clinical Features

  • 1Very rare
  • 2Severe early-onset retinal degeneration
  • 3Guanylate cyclase trafficking defect