Dog blindness gene may help humans
Cornell UniversityThe genetic defect responsible for progressive rod-cone degeneration (prcd), a form of progressive retinal atrophy known to cause blindness in at least five breeds of dogs, appears to be the canine version of the gene defect producing RP17, one of the numerous forms of retinitis pigmentosa that cause blindness in human families, researchers at Cornell University and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center report.