Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Hypermyelinated retinal nerve fibers
HP:0007922
What it means
Myelinated retinal nerve fiber (MRNF) layer is a rare and mostly benign congenital anomaly in which the retinal nerve fibers anterior to the lamina cribrosa have a myelin sheath.
Rare diseases that can present with this2
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Hypermyelinated retinal nerve fibres · MRNF · Retinal striation
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