Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) (MIM number): 300029

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: X-linked

Considered a defect: yes

Key variant known: yes

Year key variant first reported: 2002

Cross-species summary: This disorder has been renamed in OMIA on the basis of the review by Miyadera et al. (2012)

Species-specific symbol: XLPRA2

Molecular basis: Based on a comparative positional cloning approach (the canine disorder maps to a location on the canine X chromosome that is homologous with the location of the same disorder (RP3) in humans, which is due to mutations in the RPGR gene), Zhang et al. (2002) identified a "a two-nucleotide deletion (delGA) in 1084–1085" in the canine RPGR gene as a causal mutation for a form of X-linked PRA they call XPRA2. The authors noted that this deletion "results in a frameshift that significantly changes the deduced peptide sequence, causing an increased isoelectric point (4.30 versus 4.01), and leads to the inclusion of 34 additional basic residues before prematurely terminating translation 71 amino acids downstream".

Breed: Mongrel.

Associated gene: