Back to All TypesOMIM #613341
LCA14
LRAT
Lecithin retinol acyltransferase; essential for the visual cycle (same pathway as RPE65)
No Targeted Treatment Yet
Chromosomal Locus
4q32.1
Inheritance
Autosomal Recessive
Frequency
<1% of LCA cases
Key Clinical Features
- 1Visual cycle defect (similar pathway to RPE65)
- 2Severe early visual loss
- 3Potential gene therapy target
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