Diseases

Gyrate Atrophy

Progressive, autosomal recessive, diffuse atrophy of the choroid, pigment epithelium, and sensory retina that begins in childhood.

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Abstract

Progressive, autosomal recessive, diffuse atrophy of the choroid, pigment epithelium, and sensory retina that begins in childhood.

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  • Gyrate Atrophy of Choroid and Retina
  • Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and Retina
  • Hyperornithinemia with Gyrate Atrophy of Choroid and Retina
  • Ornithinemia with Gyrate Atrophy
  • Atrophy, Gyrate
  • OAT Deficiency
  • OKT Deficiency
  • Ornithine Aminotransferase Deficiency
  • Ornithine Keto Acid Aminotransferase Deficiency
  • Ornithine Ketoacid Aminotransferase Deficiency
  • Ornithine-Delta-Aminotransferase Deficiency
  • Deficiency, OAT
  • Deficiency, OKT
  • Deficiency, Ornithine Aminotransferase
  • Deficiency, Ornithine-Delta-Aminotransferase
  • Ornithine Delta Aminotransferase Deficiency

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a hered eye dis; /congen permitted: read MeSH definition

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Atrophy (1970-1989)
  • Choroid (1970-1989)
  • Retinal Degeneration (1970-1989)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gyrate Atrophy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015799. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015799
  2. Gyrate Atrophy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithine_aminotransferase_deficiency
  3. Gyrate Atrophy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3629047