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optic atrophy 9

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An optic atrophy characterized by early childhood onset of decreased visual acuity and pallor of the optic discs, severely reduced visual acuity, paracentral scotoma, red-green dyschromatopsia, and temporal optic atrophy at the fundus that has_material_basis_i

An optic atrophy characterized by early childhood onset of decreased visual acuity and pallor of the optic discs, severely reduced visual acuity, paracentral scotoma, red-green dyschromatopsia, and temporal optic atrophy at the fundus that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the ACO2 gene on chromosome 22q13.2.

Signs and symptoms

  • Reduced visual acuity
  • Visual impairment
  • Optic atrophy
  • Red-green dyschromatopsia
  • Paracentral scotoma
  • Optic disc pallor

Also known as: OPA9