- tapetoretinal degeneration
- degeneration of the pigmented layer of the retina, as occurs in retinitis pigmentosa and other disorders.
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tapetoretinal degeneration
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tapetoretinal — Relating to the retinal pigment epithelium and the sensory retina. * * * ta·pe·to·ret·i·nal tə .pēt ō ret ən əl adj of, relating to, or involving both tapetum and retina <tapetoretinal degeneration> * * * ta·pe·to·ret·i·nal (tə… … Medical dictionary
degeneration — 1. Deterioration; passing from a higher to a lower level or type. 2. A worsening of mental, physical, or moral qualities. 3. A retrogressive pathologic change in cells or tissues, in consequence of which their functions are often impaired or… … Medical dictionary
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Senior-Løken syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29875 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 266900 OMIM mult = OMIM2|606996 OMIM2|609254 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Senior Løken syndrome is a congenital eye disorder,… … Wikipedia
degeneración tapetorretiniana — Eng. Tapetoretinal degeneration Conjunto de enfermedades de transmisión genética que conducen a alteraciones y muerte celular prematura … Diccionario de oftalmología
gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina — an autosomal recessive form of tapetoretinal degeneration, caused by mutations in the OAT gene (locus: 10q26) that result in ornithine aminotransferase deficiency and hyperornithinemia. It is marked by ring shaped areas of thinning in the… … Medical dictionary
leopard fundus — the mottled fundus of the eye seen in tapetoretinal degeneration; called also leopard retina … Medical dictionary
Alezzandrini syndrome — a rare disorder of unknown pathogenesis, characterized by unilateral tapetoretinal degeneration followed by facial vitiligo and poliosis on the same side, sometimes associated with deafness … Medical dictionary
Forsius-Eriksson syndrome — X linked tapetoretinal degeneration, formerly thought to be a form of ocular albinism, caused by a mutation in the CACNA1F gene (locus: Xp11.23), which encodes a voltage gated calcium channel subunit. Symptomatic males exhibit foveal hypoplasia,… … Medical dictionary
Senior-Loken syndrome — a rare autosomal recessive syndrome of tapetoretinal degeneration and familial juvenile nephronophthisis; it is considered by some authorities to be a part of the juvenile nephronophthisis–medullary cystic disease complex. Called also renal… … Medical dictionary
