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Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathies
Tree Number(s)
C11.250.345
C11.270.238
C11.768.337
C16.131.384.424
C16.320.290.352
Unique ID
D000080345
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080345
Scope Note
A group of inherited disorders characterized by incomplete development of the retinal vasculature. Its severity can vary from complete blindness in infancy, to mild or no visual problems, where small areas of vascular defects are observable only by FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY. Exudative vitreoretinopathy 1 is associated with mutations in the FZD4 gene.
Entry Term(s)
Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
X-Linked Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
XL-FEVR
Public MeSH Note
2020; FAMILIAL EXUDATIVE VITREORETINOPATHY was indexed under RETINAL DISEASES 2014-2019, and under EYE DISEASES, HEREDITARY 2019
History Note
2020(2014)
Date Established
2020/01/01
Date of Entry
2019/07/08
Revision Date
2019/04/08
Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathies Preferred
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