# patterned macular dystrophy

> macular degeneration characterized by abnormal accumulation of lipofuscin in the retinal pigment epithelium in a distinct pattern, patterns include; reticular ('fishnet-like'), macroreticular ('spider-shaped'), and butterfly-shaped

**Wikidata**: [Q32136543](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32136543)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/patterned-macular-dystrophy


## References

1. Disease Ontology
2. A 2 base pair deletion in the RDS gene associated with butterfly-shaped pigment dystrophy of the fovea
3. [Open Targets Platform](https://platform.opentargets.org/evidence/ENSG00000112619/Orphanet_99001)
4. [Open Targets Platform](https://platform.opentargets.org/evidence/ENSG00000044115/Orphanet_99001)
5. [Identifiers.org](https://registry.identifiers.org/registry/doid)