May have a role in the excitatory ribbon synapse junctions between hair cells and cochlear ganglion cells and presumably also in analogous synapses within the retina. Additional isoforms seem to exist. Widely expressed. Found in the retina. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. Belongs to the clarin family. Retina International's Scientific Newsletter