Preferred Label : bothnia retinal dystrophy;
Définition CISMeF : Bothnia retinal dystrophy is a rare form of retinal dystrophy, seen mostly in Northern
Sweden, presenting in early childhood with night blindness and progressive maculopathy
with a decrease in visual acuity, eventually leading to blindness by adulthood. Retinal
degeneration, without obvious bone spicule formation, accompanied by affected visual
fields and the typical presence of retinitis punctata albescens (see this term) in
the posterior pole are also noted.;
MeSH note : mutation in RLBP1;
MeSH synonym : vasterbotten dystrophy;
Origin ID : C564392;
UMLS CUI : C1843816;
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Bothnia retinal dystrophy is a rare form of retinal dystrophy, seen mostly in Northern
Sweden, presenting in early childhood with night blindness and progressive maculopathy
with a decrease in visual acuity, eventually leading to blindness by adulthood. Retinal
degeneration, without obvious bone spicule formation, accompanied by affected visual
fields and the typical presence of retinitis punctata albescens (see this term) in
the posterior pole are also noted.
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bothnia retinal dystrophy
bothnia retinal dystrophy
retinal dystrophies
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