Currently, mutations in more than 60 genes were linked to non-syndromic RP, 41 of them were reported to cause autosomal recessive disease (RetNet, https://sph.uth.edu/retnet/), including FAM161A, which was initially identified in Israeli, Palestinian, Indian, and European patients6,7. The gene discussed is FAM161A; the disease is retinitis pigmentosa 1.