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These are some of the most commonly asked questions about genetic testing and counselling.

Research into inherited retinal conditions is one of the key objectives of Retina UK.

Rachael first noticed she had sight problems at the age of 15. She went to her local eye clinic, who said she had an astigmatism.

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Biotechnology company ProQR has announced encouraging results from its phase 1/2 clinical trial of an innovative treatment for sight loss caused by faults in a specific section of the USH2A gene.

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Inherited progressive sight loss is caused by a range of rare genetic conditions. We specialise in those which affect the retina.

Mini-retinas are essentially mini eyeballs in a dish. They contain all of the cell types in the human retina and we can perform many experiments on these to figure out the missing pieces in the puzzle.

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Emily Kearney is mum to four boys, aged four to 13, two of whom are living with an inherited sight loss condition.

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Aged 20, James was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at a routine eye appointment in September 2015 and registered partially sighted, just prior to buying his first car and taking his driving test.

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Whether you're an expert runner, or a rebel *with* a cause, there's no better experience than the London Marathon!

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With a significant proportion of inherited retinal conditions being caused by unidentified genetic faults, and many families unable to get clear results from genetic tests in clinic, the project set out to solve previously undiagnosable cases and discover more of the genes and mutations that are associated with sight loss.

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