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How common is RP?

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How common is RP?

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Roughly 400,000 Americans have retinitis pigmentosa and other related retinal disorders.

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Statistics vary from country to country but it is thought to affect 1 in 3000 people in the world population. There are no official figures on how many people in the U.A.E. have RP but anecdotal evidence indicates that it may be higher than the worldwide average. It is an inherited disease that can affect anyone from any background, race or culture.

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