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Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
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Synonyms of Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
- Best macular dystrophy
- macular degeneration, polymorphic vitelline
- vitelliform macular dystrophy, early-onset
- vitelliform macular dystrophy, juvenile-onset
- vitelliform macular dystrophy, type 2
Disorder Subdivisions
General Discussion
Best vitelliform macular dystrophy is an autosomal dominant genetic form of macular degeneration that usually begins in childhood or adolescence and slowly progresses to affect central vision. The age of onset and severity of vision loss are highly variable. Best vitelliform macular dystrophy is associated with an abnormality in the VMD2 gene.
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Organizations related to Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
- American Council of the Blind
2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 650
Arlington VA 22201
Phone #: 202-467-5081
800 #: 800-424-8666
e-mail: mailman@acb.org
Home page: http://www.acb.org/
- American Council of the Blind, Inc.
2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 650
Arlington VA 22201
Phone #: 202-467-5081
800 #: 800-424-8666
e-mail: N/A
Home page: http://www.acb.org
- American Foundation for the Blind
2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102
New York NY 10121
Phone #: 212-502-7600
800 #: 800-232-5463
e-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Home page: http://www.afb.org
- Association for Macular Diseases, Inc.
210 East 64th Street, 8th Floor
New York NY 10065
Phone #: 212-605-3719
800 #: --
e-mail: association@retinal-research.org
Home page: http://www.macula.org/association/about.html
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
11435 Cronhill Drive
Owings Mills MD 21117-2220
Phone #: 410-568-0150
800 #: 800-683-5555
e-mail: info@blindness.org
Home page: http://www.fightblindness.org
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg MD 20898-8126
Phone #: 301-251-4925
800 #: 888-205-2311
e-mail: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/EmailForm.aspx
Home page: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD
- NIH/National Eye Institute
Building 31 Rm 6A32
31 Center Dr MSC 2510
Bethesda MD 20892-2510
Phone #: 301-496-5248
800 #: --
e-mail: 2020@nei.nih.gov
Home page: http://www.nei.nih.gov/
- National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI)
P.O. Box 317
Watertown MA 02471
Phone #: 617-972-7441
800 #: 800-562-6265
e-mail: napvi@perkins.org
Home page: http://www.napvi.org
- National Association for Visually Handicapped
22 West 21st Street
New York NY 10010
Phone #: 212-889-3141
800 #: --
e-mail: staff@navh.org
Home page: http://www.navh.org
- Retina International
Ausstellungsstrasse 36
CH-8005
Zürich None None
Phone #: (0)-44 -444 10 77
800 #: N/A
e-mail: c.fasser@e-link.ch
Home page: http://www.retina-international.org
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