ZNF408
Function
May be involved in transcriptional regulation.
Involvement in disease
Vitreoretinopathy, exudative 6
EVR6
A form of exudative vitreoretinopathy, a disorder of the retinal vasculature characterized by an abrupt cessation of growth of peripheral capillaries, leading to an avascular peripheral retina. This may lead to compensatory retinal neovascularization, which is thought to be induced by hypoxia from the initial avascular insult. New vessels are prone to leakage and rupture causing exudates and bleeding, followed by scarring, retinal detachment and blindness. Clinical features can be highly variable, even within the same family. Patients with mild forms of the disease are asymptomatic, and their only disease related abnormality is an arc of avascular retina in the extreme temporal periphery.
None
The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Retinitis pigmentosa 72
RP72
A retinal dystrophy belonging to the group of pigmentary retinopathies. Retinitis pigmentosa is characterized by retinal pigment deposits visible on fundus examination and primary loss of rod photoreceptor cells followed by secondary loss of cone photoreceptors. Patients typically have night vision blindness and loss of midperipheral visual field. As their condition progresses, they lose their far peripheral visual field and eventually central vision as well.
None
The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Tissue Specificity
Highest expression is observed in adult retina; abundantly expressed in the fetal eye (PubMed:23716654). In the retina, it is detected in the outer nuclear layer, especially cone and rod photoreceptor cells, ganglion cell layer and both outer and inner plexiform layers (at protein level) (PubMed:25882705). Expressed in retinal blood vessels (at protein level) (PubMed:25882705).
Cellular localization
- Nucleus
Alternative names
PFM14, PRDM17, ZNF408, Zinc finger protein 408, PR domain zinc finger protein 17