Alternative titles and symbols : Retinal degeneration, late-onset, autosomal dominant;
Description : Late-onset retinal degeneration (LORD) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized
by onset in the fifth to sixth decade with night blindness and punctate yellow-white
deposits in the retinal fundus, progressing to severe central and peripheral degeneration,
with choroidal neovascularization and chorioretinal atrophy (Hayward et al., 2003).;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the C1q- and tumor necrosis factor-related protein 5 gene (C1QTNF5,
608752.0001);