(Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, 2014-12) Córdova López, Mónica Fabiola
The Stargardt Macular degeneration is considered a rare disease; one case per 10,000 people is presented. (1)
It is Inheritance and it is given an autosomal recessive pattern. It is caused by a mutation of ABCA4 gene, which has a transport function through the membrane of the photoreceptor cells. There are 558 different mutations that can cause it. (2)
The Stargardt disease and fundusflavimaculatusare the same disease, the second is a more advanced state of lipofuscin storage.(3)
