{
  "id": 6643628,
  "title": "Rare variant reveals new hereditary retinal disease that can first impair night vision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/rare-variant-reveals-new-hereditary-retinal-disease-that-can-first",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T20:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-rare-variant-reveals-hereditary-retinal.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An international team of researchers led by the University Hospital and University of Bonn, as well as the universities of Edinburgh, Basel and Pennsylvania, has identified a previously unrecognized form of inherited retinal degeneration caused by a specific variant in the EFEMP1 gene. The disease primarily affects the peripheral retina and the rod photoreceptors responsible for vision in dim…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}