raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:41751

Bietti crystalline dystrophy

Synonyms: BCD · Bietti crystalline corneoretinal dystrophy · Bietti crystalline retinopathy

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

A rare progressive autosomal recessive tapetoretinal degeneration disease, occurring in the third decade of life, characterized by small sparkling crystalline deposits in the posterior retina and corneal limbus in addition to sclerosis of the choroidal vessels and manifesting as nightblindness, decreased vision, paracentral scotoma, and, in the end stages of the disease, legal blindness.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enBietti crystalline dystrophyBCD · Bietti crystalline corneoretinal dystrophy · Bietti crystalline retinopathy
frMaladie de BiettiDystrophie cornéo-rétinienne cristalline de Bietti · Dystrophie cristalline de Bietti · Rétinopathie cristalline de Bietti
deBietti-KristalldystrophieBCD · Bietti`s kristalline Retinopathie
esDistrofia cristalina de BiettiBCD · Distrofia corneo-retiniana cristalina de Bietti · Retinopatía cristalina de Bietti
itDistrofia del cristallino di BiettiBCD · Distrofia corneo-retinica del cristallino di Bietti · Retinopatia del cristallino di Bietti
nlKristallijne dystrofie van BiettiBCD · Kristallijne corneoretinale dystrofie van Bietti · Kristallijne retinopathie van Bietti
ptDistrofia cristalina de BiettiBCD
plDystrofia krystaliczna BiettiegoBCD · Retinopatia krystaliczna Biettiego
csBiettiho krystalová dystrofieBCD · Biettiho krystalová korneoretinální dystrofie · Biettiho krystalová retinopatie
ukКристалічна дистрофія БєттіBCD · Кристалічна дистрофія рогівки та сітківки ока Бєтті · Кристалічна ретинопатія Бєтті
zh结晶样视网膜色素变性Bietti晶体角膜视网膜营养不良
trBietti kristalin distrofiBCD · Bietti kristalin retinopati · Bietti kristalin korneoretinal distrofi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM210370Evalidated
ICD-10H35.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119B61NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008865Evalidated
MeSHC535440Evalidated
UMLSC1859486Evalidated
GARD10050Evalidated

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 (4):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CYP4V2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:23198ENSG000001454766086144q35.1-q35.2cytochrome P450 family 4 subfamily V member 215042513[PMID]_21565171[PMID]_22497028[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

19 annotations · validated 2021-09-03
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0030491Choriocapillaris atrophy
HP:0200065Chorioretinal degeneration
HP:0001133Constriction of peripheral visual field
HP:0007760Crystalline corneal dystrophy
HP:0000654Decreased light- and dark-adapted electroretinogram amplitude
HP:0000662Nyctalopia
HP:0007722Retinal pigment epithelial atrophy
HP:0031528Subretinal deposits
HP:0000505Visual impairment
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000618Blindness
HP:0000603Central scotoma
HP:0000551Color vision defect
HP:0011505Cystoid macular edema
HP:0001129Large central visual field defect
HP:0030528Paracentral scotoma
HP:0000580Pigmentary retinopathy
HP:0007814Retinal pigment epithelial mottling
HP:0030329Retinal thinning
HP:0001141Severely reduced visual acuity

Annotation source: 31512983[PMID]_34068831[PMID]_22497028[PMID]

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