Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
"Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Autosomal dominant hereditary maculopathy with childhood-onset accumulation of LIPOFUSION in RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. Affected individuals develop progressive central acuity loss, and distorted vision (METAMORPHOPSIA). It is associated with mutations in bestrophin, a chloride channel.
MeSH Number(s)
C11.768.585.439.433
C16.320.290.763
Concept/Terms
Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy- Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
- Dystrophies, Vitelliform Macular
- Dystrophy, Vitelliform Macular
- Macular Dystrophies, Vitelliform
- Macular Dystrophy, Vitelliform
- Vitelliform Macular Dystrophies
- Best's Disease
- Bests Disease
- Disease, Best's
- Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
- Best Disease
- Disease, Best
- Best Macular Dystrophy
- Dystrophy, Best Macular
- Macular Dystrophy, Best
Juvenile-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy- Juvenile-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
- Juvenile Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
- Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Juvenile-Onset
- Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Juvenile Onset
Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
- Adult Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
- Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Adult-Onset
- Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Adult Onset
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy" by people in Profiles.
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ADULT-ONSET BEST1 -VITELLIFORM DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATED WITH ANGIOID STREAK-LIKE CHANGES IN TWO SIBLINGS. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2023 May 01; 17(3):256-260.
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SHORT-TERM MODIFICATIONS OF ELLIPSOID ZONE IN BEST VITELLIFORM MACULAR DYSTROPHY. Retina. 2021 May 01; 41(5):1010-1017.
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Inherited Macular Dystrophies in a Tertiary Care Centre. J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2020 Apr 20; 18(1):88-92.
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Retinal pigment epithelium aperture: A late-onset complication in adult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 01; 66(1):83-88.
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Juvenile Macular Degenerations. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2017 05; 24(2):104-109.
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Quantitative Fundus Autofluorescence in Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy: RPE Lipofuscin is not Increased in Non-Lesion Areas of Retina. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016; 854:285-90.
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Quantitative fundus autofluorescence and optical coherence tomography in best vitelliform macular dystrophy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Mar 13; 55(3):1471-82.
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Best's vitelliform macular dystrophy in 10- and 31-month-old siblings. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2014 Mar 04; 51 Online:e8-e12.
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Initial presentation of pseudoxanthoma elasticum. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Oct; 131(10):1352.
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A novel compound heterozygous mutation in the BEST1 gene causes autosomal recessive Best vitelliform macular dystrophy. Eye (Lond). 2012 Jun; 26(6):866-71.