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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:0050661 - vitelliform macular dystrophy

Disease Ontology Definition:A macular degeneration that it is characterized by the disruption of cells in a small area near the center of the retina, the macula and may cause progressive vision loss.

Synonyms: Best disease, Best macular dystrophy, juvenile-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy

Xenbase Genes : prph2, best1

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0000390 - lens nucleus

MIM:
MIM:153700 - MACULAR DYSTROPHY, VITELLIFORM, 2; VMD2
MIM:608161 - MACULAR DYSTROPHY, VITELLIFORM, 3; VMD3

Other Model Organisms: Alliance, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): macular degeneration (is_a)