Patterned macular dystrophy (MDPT) represent a group of autosomal dominant heterogeneous disorders characterized by the development of a variety of patterns of yellow-orange-grayish pigment deposition above the RPE within the macular area. From middle age, affected individuals present with either normal or slightly diminished best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and color vision; the activity of the RPE as measured by electro-oculogram (EOG) recordings may be abnormal. The disease is relatively benign, but it can progress with age to chorioretinal atrophy in the parafoveal and peripapillary regions.
Meunier I, Lenaers G, Bocquet B, Baudoin C, Piro-Megy C, Cubizolle A, Quiles M, Jean-Charles A, Cohen SY, Merle H, Gaudric A, Labesse G, Manes G, Pequignot M, Cazevieille C, Dhaenens CM, Fichard A, Ronkina N, Arthur SJ, Gaestel M, Hamel CP
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A dominant mutation in MAPKAPK3, an actor of p38 signaling pathway, causes a new retinal dystrophy involving Bruch's membrane and retinal pigment epithelium.
