Mutations in the heme exporter FLVCR1 are associated with three distinct disorders affecting the sensory nervous system: posterior column ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa (PCARP) [32,33,34], non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa (RP) [35,36] and hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (HSAN) [11,37]. The gene discussed is FLVCR1; the disease is retinitis pigmentosa.