The TMEM204 transcription unit overlaps with IFT140, which is on the opposite (antisense) strand (Fig. 1d), is also highly expressed in brain, and is a disease gene known to cause retinitis pigmentosa (MIM: 617781) or Short-rib thoracic dysplasia 9 (MIM: 266920) with associated growth abnormalities and neurologic deficits in some cases (Supplementary Data 1). This evidence concerns the gene TMEM204 and retinitis pigmentosa.