How do Inherited Retinal Diseases Happen?
The abbreviation IRD refers to a group of hereditary conditions called retinal diseases. Genes contain DNA, also known as “deoxyribonucleic acid.”
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One of the genes, RPE65, has gained particular importance as a result of the discovery of a spontaneous mutation in the Briard dog’s equivalent gene.
