raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:363989

Familial benign flecked retina

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Adult, Childhood
Status
active

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.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFamilial benign flecked retina
frRétine tachetée familiale bénigne
deGefleckte Retina, benigne familiäre
esRetina moteada familiar benigna
itRetina maculata familiar benigna
nlFamiliale goedaardige gespikkelde retina
ptRetina com manchas, forma familiar benigna
plŁagodne rodzinne plamki siatkówki
csRodinná nezhoubná skvrna sítnice
ukСімейна доброякісна крапчаста сітківка
zh家族性良性斑点视网膜病
trAilesel selim benekli retina

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM228980Evalidated
ICD-10H35.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119B70NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0009235Evalidated
MeSHC565564Evalidated
UMLSC1856718Evalidated

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 (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
PLA2G5Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9038ENSG000001274726011921p36.13phospholipase A2 group V22137173[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families12 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated7426586[PMID]_8703867[PMID]_17502520[PMID]_22137173[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated7426586[PMID]_8703867[PMID]_17502520[PMID]_22137173[PMID]_ORPHANET

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