Article
A gene for late-onset fundus flavimaculatus with macular dystrophy maps to chromosome 1p13.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 1995
Gerber S, Rozet J M, Bonneau D, Souied E, Camuzat A, Dufier J L, Amalric P, Weissenbach J, Munnich A, Kaplan J
Abstract excerpt
Fundus flavimaculatus with macular dystrophy is an autosomal recessive disease responsible for a progressive loss of visual acuity in adulthood, with pigmentary changes of the macula, perimacular flecks, and atrophy of the retinal pigmentary epithelium. Since this condition shares several clinica...
Topics
- Alleles
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Female
- Fundus Oculi
- Genes, Recessive
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Macular Degeneration
- Male
- Pedigree
- Retina
- Retinal Vessels
- Visual Acuity