Stargardt disease
age related macular degeneration that is characterized by progressive vision loss usually to the point of legal blindness
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Summary
Stargardt disease is a rare disease[1]. It draws 3,230 Wikipedia views per month (rare disease category, ranking #151 of 627).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Subclass of: age related macular degeneration[4]
- Commons category: Stargardt disease[5]
- Health specialty: ophthalmology[6]
- Genetic association: ABCA4[7], CNGB3[8], PROM1[9], ELOVL4[10], LRAT[11], RPE65[12], SPATA7[13], LCA5[14]
- Age of onset: childhood onset[15], infantile onset[16]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0050817[17], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0050817[18], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_364055[19], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_827[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[21]
- Has phenotype: visual impairment[22], Optic disc pallor[23], retinal degeneration[24], pathologic nystagmus[25], night blindness[26], Q141815042[27], Q141815755[28], Q141815761[29], Attenuation of retinal blood vessels[30], optic disk drusen[31], retinal detachment[32], myopia[33], photophobia[34], blurred vision[35]
- P14541: 35CsEl[36]
- P14914: D364055[37]
Why It Matters
Stargardt disease has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]