Included titles and symbols : Retinitis punctata albescens;
Description : This form of fleck retina disease (see 228980) is characterized by discrete uniform
white dots over the entire fundus with greatest density in the midperiphery and no
macular involvement. Night blindness occurs. Both autosomal dominant and autosomal
recessive inheritance had been suggested (Krill and Folk, 1962; Krill, 1977).;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the retinaldehyde-binding protein-1, cellular gene (RLBP1, 180090.0001); Caused by mutation in the retinol dehydrogenase-5 gene (RDH5, 601617.0001); Caused by mutation in the peripherin 2 gene (PRPH2, 179605.0005);