Familial benign flecked retina

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Familial benign flecked retina

ORPHA:363989Disease

What it is

Familial benign flecked retina is a rare retinal dystrophy characterized by diffuse bilateral white-yellow fleck-like lessions extending to the far periphery of the retina but sparing the foveal region, with asymptomatic clinical phenotype and absence of electrophysiologic deficits.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Adult, Childhood
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Classified as
Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Gene

PLA2G5Disease-causing germline mutation(s)

ICD-10 codes

H35.5filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 49 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MESH C565564MONDO 0009235OMIM 228980UMLS C1856718

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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