Diseases

Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy

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.

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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.

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35 entry terms
  • Best Disease
  • Best Macular Dystrophy
  • Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
  • Best's Disease
  • Macular Degeneration, Polymorphic Vitelline
  • Macular Dystrophy, Vitelliform
  • Vitelliform Dystrophy
  • Disease, Best
  • Disease, Best's
  • Dystrophies, Vitelliform Macular
  • Dystrophy, Best Macular
  • Dystrophy, Vitelliform Macular
  • Macular Dystrophies, Vitelliform
  • Macular Dystrophy, Best
  • Vitelliform Macular Dystrophies
  • Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
  • Foveomacular Dystrophy, Adult-Onset
  • Foveomacular Dystrophy, Adult-Onset, With Choroidal Neovascularization
  • Juvenile-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
  • Macular Dystrophy, Vitelliform, Adult-Onset
  • Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy Type 2
  • Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Adult-Onset
  • Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Early-Onset
  • Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Juvenile-Onset
  • Adult Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
  • Adult-Onset Foveomacular Dystrophies
  • Adult-Onset Foveomacular Dystrophy
  • Dystrophies, Adult-Onset Foveomacular
  • Dystrophy, Adult-Onset Foveomacular
  • Foveomacular Dystrophies, Adult-Onset
  • Foveomacular Dystrophy, Adult Onset
  • Juvenile Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
  • Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Adult Onset
  • Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Early Onset
  • Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Juvenile Onset

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, 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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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary (1990-2010)
  • Retinal Degeneration (1973-2010)

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  1. C11w.768w.585.439w.433w
  2. C16w.320w.290.763w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057826. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057826
  2. Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitelliform_macular_dystrophy
  3. Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830265