Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Eye Diseases > Eye Diseases, Hereditary > Choroideremia Terms and Definitions
Choroideremia
Medical Definition: | An X chromosome-linked abnormality characterized by atrophy of the choroid and degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium causing night blindness. |
Guide Notes: | of the eye, not of the choroid plexus: progressive degen in male, nonprogressive in female |
Previously Indexed: | Choroid (1966-1989),Eye Diseases (1966-1974),Uveal Diseases/genetics (1977-1989) |
Choroideremia Medical Definitions and Terms
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