"Retinal Dystrophies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of disorders involving predominantly the posterior portion of the ocular fundus, due to degeneration in the sensory layer of the RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CHOROID; or a combination of these tissues.
| Descriptor ID |
D058499
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.768.585.658
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Retinal Dystrophies" by people in Profiles.
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Morpho-functional survey in children suspected of inherited retinal dystrophies via video recording, electrophysiology and genetic analysis. Int Ophthalmol. 2020 Oct; 40(10):2523-2534.
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Identification of Novel and Recurrent Disease-Causing Mutations in Retinal Dystrophies Using Whole Exome Sequencing (WES): Benefits and Limitations. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0158692.
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