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Peripherin-2 is a protein, that in humans is encoded by the PRPH2 gene. Peripherin-2 is found in the rod and cone cells of the retina of the eye. Defects in this protein result in one form of retinitis pigmentosa, an incurable blindness.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peripherin 2 | Aliases | PRPH2, AOFMD, AVMD, CACD2, DS, PRPH, RDS, RP7, TSPAN22, rd2, MDBS1, Peripherin 2, peripherin 2 (retinal degeneration, slow) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Band | 6p21.1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Band | 17 C|17 22.91 cM | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | quadriceps femoris muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | vastus lateralis muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | muscle of thigh | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | deltoid muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | testicle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | gastrocnemius muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | gonad | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | muscle of arm | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | biceps brachii | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | Skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | neural layer of retina | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | epithelium of lens | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | retinal pigment epithelium | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | embryo | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | outer nuclear layer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | pineal gland | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | nucleus of stria terminalis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Bgee | spermatid | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | BioGPS | More reference expression data | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Chr. | Chromosome 6 (human) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Chr. | Chromosome 17 (mouse) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Databases | NCBI: entry; OMA: entry | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | End | 42,722,597 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | End | 47,235,859 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Ensembl | ENSG00000112619 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | Entrez | 5961 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Peripherin 2 | External IDs | OMIM: 179605; MGI: 102791; GeneCards: PRPH2 | 1.00 | infobox |
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