raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:139455

Autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy

Synonyms: Retinopathy, Burgess-Black type

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare retinal dystrophy, characterized by central visual loss in the first 2 decades of life, associated with an absent electrooculogram (EOG) light rise and a reduced electroretinogram (ERG).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal recessive bestrophinopathyRetinopathy, Burgess-Black type
frBestrophinopathie autosomique récessiveRétinopathie type Burgess-Black
deBestrophinopathie, autosomal-rezessiveRetinopathie Typ Burgess-Black
esBestrofinopatía autosómica recesivaRetinopatía tipo Burgess-Black
itBestrofinopatia autosomica recessivaRetinopatia, tipo Burgess-Black
nlAutosomaal recessieve bestrofinopathieRetinopathie, Burgess-Black-type
ptBestrofinopatia autossómica recessivaRetinopatia, tipo Burgess-Black
plAutosomalna recesywna bestrofinopatiaRetinopatia, typ Burgessa i Blacka
csAutozomálně recesivní bestrofinopatieRetinopatie, Burgessův-Blackův typ · Retinopatie, Burgess-Blackův typ
ukАутосомно-рецесивна бестрофінопатіяРетинопатія, тип Берджеса-Блека
zh常染色体隐性遗传卵黄样营养不良视网膜病Burgess-Black型
trOtozomal resesif bestrofinopatiRetinopati, Burgess-Black tipi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM611809Evalidated
ICD-10H35.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119B71.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0012733Evalidated
UMLSC3888198Evalidated
GARD10301Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (3):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
BEST1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12703ENSG0000016799560785411q12.3bestrophin 118179881[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families20 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated21825197[PMID]_24337562[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card