North Carolina macular dystrophy and central areolar pigment epithelial dystrophy. One family, one disease.

doi:10.1001/archopht.1992.01080160093040

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North Carolina macular dystrophy and central areolar pigment epithelial dystrophy. One family, one disease.

Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Apr 1992

Small K W, Hermsen V, Gurney N, Fetkenhour C L, Folk J C

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The autosomal-dominant macular dystrophies known as North Carolina macular dystrophy and central areolar pigment epithelial dystrophy were originally described as distinct disease entities in three separate families. However, these disorders have several phenotypic features in common. The single...

Topics

Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Macular Degeneration
Male
North Carolina
Pedigree
Phenotype
Pigment Epithelium of Eye
Retinal Degeneration
Visual Acuity

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