raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:251295

Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy

Synonyms: PPRCA

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy (PPRCA) is a rare, commonly bilateral and symmetric retinal disease characterized by non-progressive or slowly progressive chorioretinal atrophy, peripapillary pigmentary changes and accumulation of ''bone-corpuscle'' pigmentation along the retinal veins and which is usually asymptomatic or can present with mild blurred vision.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophyPPRCA
frAtrophie rétino-choroïdienne paraveineuse pigmentée= en
dePigmentierte paravenöse retinochoroidale Atrophie= en
esAtrofia coriorretiniana pigmentada paravenosa= en
itAtrofia retinocoroidea paravenosa pigmentata= en
nlGepigmenteerde paraveneuze retinochoroïdale atrofie= en
ptAtrofia coriorretiniana paravenosa pigmentada= en
plBarwnikowy okołożylny zanik siatkówkowo-naczyniówkowy= en
csPigmentovaná paravenózní retinochoroidální atrofie= en
ukПігментна паравенозна ретинохороїдальна атрофія= en
zh色素性视网膜脉络膜静脉旁萎缩= en
trPigmentli paravenöz retinokoroidal atrofi= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM172870Evalidated
ICD-10H35.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119B7YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008246Evalidated
MeSHC566801Evalidated
UMLSC1868310Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CRB1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2343ENSG000001343766042101q31.3crumbs cell polarity complex component 115623792[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families100 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated24926324[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_24926324[PMID]

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