This family of proteins includes FAM161A and FAM161B. FAM161A is involved in ciliogenesis and associated with retinal cilipathies [1].

1: FAM161A, associated with retinitis pigmentosa, is a component of the cilia-basal body complex and interacts with proteins involved in ciliopathies. Di Gioia SA, Letteboer SJ, Kostic C, Bandah-Rozenfeld D, Hetterschijt L, Sharon D, Arsenijevic Y, Roepman R, Rivolta C; Hum Mol Genet. 2012;21:5174-5184. PMID:22940612