Abstract
BEST disease is an autosomal dominant, slowly progressive, degenerative disorder of the macula of the eye. The affected region has a characteristic “scrambled egg yolk” appearance.
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Beighton, P., Beighton, G. (1997). BEST, Friedrich. In: The Person Behind the Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0925-9_11
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