Stargardt disease


Star·gardt dis·ease

(shtahr'gahrt), [MIM*248200] fundus flavimaculatus initiated with atrophic macular lesions, caused by mutation in the ATP-binding cassette transporter, retina-specific gene (ABCR) on 1p.

Star·gardt dis·ease

(shtahr'gahrt di-zēz') A hereditary macular dystrophy with macular degeneration; occurs during childhood.

Stargardt disease

(star'gart) [Karl Bruno Stargardt, Ger. ophthalmologist, 1875–1927] An autosomal-recessive form of macular degeneration, marked by progressive central visual loss beginning in childhood or adolescence and worsening in middle age. Synonym: fundus flavimaculatus

Stargardt,

Karl Bruno, German ophthalmologist, 1875-1927. Stargardt disease - juvenile macular degeneration. Synonym(s): Stargardt syndromeStargardt syndrome - Synonym(s): Stargardt disease