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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:10582 - Refsum disease


Disease Ontology Definition:A lipid metabolic disorder that is characterized by a tetrad of clinical abnormalities: retinitis pigmentosa, peripheral neuropathy, cerebellar ataxia, and accumulation of an unusual branched-chain fatty acid, phytanic acid, in blood and tissues.

Synonyms: adult Refsum disease, classic Refsum disease, Heredopathia atactica polyneuritiformis, HMSN type IV, HSMN IV, phytanic acid oxidase deficiency, Refsum's disease

Xenbase Genes : phyh, pex26, pex1, pex12, pex7, pex2

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0009958 - bladder lumen

MIM:
MIM:266500 - REFSUM DISEASE, CLASSIC
MIM:266510 - PEROXISOME BIOGENESIS DISORDER 3B; PBD3B

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

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): lipid metabolism disorder (is_a)