raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99001

Butterfly-shaped pigment dystrophy

Synonyms: Butterfly-shaped pattern dystrophy · Butterfly-shaped pigmentary macular dystrophy

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

A rare patterned dystrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium characterized by abnormal accumulation of lipofuscin in a butterfly-shaped distribution at the retinal pigment epithelium level. Patients manifest with a slowly progressive loss of vision that often only becomes apparent in old age.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enButterfly-shaped pigment dystrophyButterfly-shaped pattern dystrophy · Butterfly-shaped pigmentary macular dystrophy
frDystrophie maculaire en ailes de papillon
dePigmentdystrophie, schmetterlingsförmigeMakuladystrophie, schmetterlingsförmige · Schmetterlingsförmige Musterdystrophie
esDistrofia pigmentaria en alas de mariposaDistrofia en patrón en forma de mariposa · Distrofia macular pigmentaria en forma de mariposa
itDistrofia pigmentaria a farfallaDistrofia con pattern a farfalla · Distrofia maculare pigmentaria a farfalla
nlVlindervormige pigmentdystrofieDystrofie met vlindervormig patroon · Vlindervormige pigmentdystrofie van macula
ptDistrofia pigmentosa em forma de borboletaDistrofia em padrão em forma de borboleta · Distrofia macular pigmentosa em forma de borboleta
plDystrofia barwnikowa w kształcie motyla= en
csMotýlovitá pigmentová dystrofieMotýlovitá vzorovaná dystrofie · Motýlovitá pigmentová makulární dystrofie
ukМетеликоподібна пігментна дистрофіяДистрофія метеликоподібного малюнка · Пігментна макулодистрофія у формі метелика
zh蝶形色素营养不良蝶状色素性黄斑营养不良
trKelebek şekilli pigment distrofisiKelebek şeklindeki desen distrofi · Kelebek şeklindeki pigmenter maküler distrofi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM169150BTNTvalidated
OMIM608970BTNTvalidated
OMIM610125NTBTvalidated
ICD-10H35.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119B70NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0100466Evalidated
UMLSC4511237Evalidated

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

3 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CTNNA1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2509ENSG000000441151168055q31.2catenin alpha 126691986[PMID]
OTX2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8522ENSG0000016558860003714q22.3orthodenticle homeobox 225293953[PMID]
PRPH2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9942ENSG000001126191796056p21.1peripherin 28485574[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families33 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated22466463[PMID]_22577225[PMID]_24167467[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated22466463[PMID]_22577225[PMID]_24167467[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