North Carolina macular dystrophy
Synonyms: CAPE dystrophy | CAPED | Central areolar pigment epithelial dystrophy | Central retinal pigment epithelial dystrophy | MCDR1 | NCMD | North Carolina macular dystrophy, retinal 1 | Progressive foveal dystrophy
A non-progressive autosomal dominant macular disorder of congenital or infantile onset characterized by loss of central vision the accumulation of drusen in the macula and atrophy of photoreceptor cells with a variable phenotype at macular examination.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http: //www.orphadata.org. Data version September 2023.
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