Monday, October 09, 2006

Aceruloplasminemia

Aceruloplasminemia

General: Autosomal recessive, adult-onset

Ocular: Maculopathy which resembles aging macular degeneration

Clinical: Associated with increased levels of iron in the retina

Dunaief, JL, Richa C, Franks EP, et.al.: Macular degeneration in a patient with aceruloplasminemia, a disease associated with retinal iron overload. Ophthalmology 2005; 112: 1062-1065.

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