" /> Macular degeneration, age-related, 1 - CISMeF





Preferred Label : Macular degeneration, age-related, 1;

Symbol : ARMD1;

CISMeF acronym : ARMD1;

Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;

Alternative titles and symbols : Maculopathy, age-related, 1;

Description : Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a progressive degeneration of photoreceptors and underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells in the macula region of the retina. It is a highly prevalent disease and a major cause of blindness in the Western world. Drusen, pale excrescences of variable size, and other deposits accumulate below the RPE on the Bruch membrane; clinical and histopathologic investigations have shown that these extracellular deposits are the hallmark of early ARMD. As;

Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;

Molecular basis : Susceptibility conferred by mutation in the hemicentin gene (HMCN1, 608548.0001);

Prefixed ID : #603075;

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