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Aliases | NYX, CLRP, CSNB1, CSNB1A, CSNB4, NBM1, nyctalopin | ||||||||||||||||
External IDs | MGI: 2448607 HomoloGene: 11210 GeneCards: NYX | ||||||||||||||||
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Species | Human | Mouse | |||||||||||||||
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Location (UCSC) | Chr X: 41.45 – 41.48 Mb | Chr X: 13.47 – 13.49 Mb | |||||||||||||||
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Nyctalopin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NYX gene. It is a leucine-rich proteoglycan which is expressed in the eye, spleen and brain in mice. Mutations in this gene cause congenital stationary night blindness in humans. A mouse strain called nob (no b-wave) carries a spontaneous mutation leading to a frameshift in this gene. These mice are used as an animal model for congenital stationary night blindness.