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Macular dystrophy in a Japanese family with fundus albipunctatus.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jun 2003
Hotta Kazuki, Nakamura Makoto, Kondo Mineo, Ito Sei, Terasaki Hiroko, Miyake Yozo, Hida Tetsuo
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To report a Japanese family with fundus albipunctatus and macular dystrophy associated with a mutation in the 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase (RDH5) gene. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHOD: Ophthalmic examinations and DNA analysis were performed. RESULTS: The fundi of a 56-year-old man and his 51-year-old sister showed numerous yellow-white punctata. He also had bull's-eye maculopathy and...
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