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Preferred term

Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Autosomal dominant hereditary maculopathy with childhood-onset accumulation of LIPOFUSION in RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. Affected individuals develop progressive central acuity loss, and distorted vision (METAMORPHOPSIA). It is associated with mutations in bestrophin, a chloride channel.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Best Disease
  • Best Macular Dystrophy
  • Best's Disease
  • Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
  • Macular Degeneration, Polymorphic Vitelline
  • Macular Dystrophy, Vitelliform
  • Vitelliform Dystrophy

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XJJ21DLG-C

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