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Corneal dystrophy

Index Corneal dystrophy

Corneal dystrophy is a group of rare hereditary disorders characterised by bilateral abnormal deposition of substances in the transparent front part of the eye called the cornea. [1]

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Cholesterol

Cholesterol (from the Ancient Greek chole- (bile) and stereos (solid), followed by the chemical suffix -ol for an alcohol) is an organic molecule.

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CHST6

Carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CHST6 gene.

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Collagen, type VIII, alpha 2

Collagen alpha-2(VIII) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL8A2 gene.

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Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy

Congenital hereditary corneal dystrophy (CHED) is a form of corneal dystrophy which presents at birth.

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Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy

Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy (CSCD), also called Witschel dystrophy, is an extremely rare, autosomal dominant form of corneal dystrophy.

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Cornea

The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

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Corneal dystrophies in dogs

Corneal dystrophies are a group of diseases that affect the cornea in dogs.

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Corneal transplantation

Corneal transplantation, also known as corneal grafting, is a surgical procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by donated corneal tissue (the graft).

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Decorin

Decorin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCN gene.

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Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy

Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD), also known as map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy and Cogans's microcystic dystrophy, is a disorder of the eye that can cause pain and dryness.

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Fleck corneal dystrophy

Fleck corneal dystrophy, also known as Francois-Neetens speckled corneal dystrophy, is a rare form of corneal dystrophy.

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Fuchs' dystrophy

Fuchs' dystrophy, also referred to as Fuchs' corneal endothelial dystrophy (FCED) and Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy (FED), is a slowly progressing corneal dystrophy that usually affects both eyes and is slightly more common in women than in men.

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Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy

Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy, also known as amyloid corneal dystrophy, is a rare form of corneal dystrophy.

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Gelsolin

Gelsolin is an actin-binding protein that is a key regulator of actin filament assembly and disassembly.

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Granular corneal dystrophy

Granular corneal dystrophy is a slowly progressive corneal dystrophy that most often begins in early childhood.

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Keratin 12

Keratin 12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT12 gene.

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Keratin 3

Keratin 3 also known as cytokeratin 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT3 gene.

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Keratoconus

Keratoconus (KC) is a disorder of the eye which results in progressive thinning of the cornea.

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Keratoglobus

Keratoglobus (from Greek: kerato- horn, cornea; and Latin: globus round), is a degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to become extremely thin and change to a more globular shape than its normal gradual curve.

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Lattice corneal dystrophy

Lattice corneal dystrophy type, also known as Biber-Haab-Dimmer dystrophy, is a rare form of corneal dystrophy.

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Lipid

In biology and biochemistry, a lipid is a biomolecule that is soluble in nonpolar solvents.

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Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy

Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy (LECD), also known as band-shaped and whorled microcystic dystrophy of the corneal epithelium, is a rare form of corneal dystrophy first described in 1992 by Lisch et al.

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Macular corneal dystrophy

Macular corneal dystrophy, also known as Fehr corneal dystrophy named for German ophthalmologist Oskar Fehr (1871-1959), is a rare pathological condition affecting the stroma of cornea.

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Meesmann corneal dystrophy

Meesmann corneal dystrophy, also Stocker-Holt dystrophy, is a type of corneal dystrophy and a keratin disease.

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Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine and surgery (both methods are used) that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eyeball and orbit.

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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

The Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases is a peer-reviewed open access medical journal covering research on rare diseases.

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PIKFYVE

PIKfyve, a FYVE finger-containing phosphoinositide kinase, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PIKFYVE gene.

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Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy

Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy (PPCD; sometimes also Schlichting dystrophy) is a type of corneal dystrophy, characterised by changes in Descemet's membrane and endothelial layer.

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Recurrent corneal erosion

Recurrent corneal erosion is a disorder of the eyes characterized by the failure of the cornea's outermost layer of epithelial cells to attach to the underlying basement membrane (Bowman's layer).

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Reis–Bucklers corneal dystrophy

Reis-Bücklers corneal dystrophy, also known as corneal dystrophy of Bowman layer, type I, is a rare, corneal dystrophy of unknown cause, in which the Bowman's layer of the cornea undergoes disintegration.

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Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy

Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy (SCD) is a rare form of corneal dystrophy.

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SLC4A11

Sodium bicarbonate transporter-like protein 11 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC4A11 gene.

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Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy

Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy (SMCD) is a rare form of corneal dystrophy.

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TACSTD2

Tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2, also known as Trop-2 and as epithelial glycoprotein-1 antigen (EGP-1), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TACSTD2 gene.

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TGFBI

Transforming growth factor, beta-induced, 68kDa, also known as TGFBI (initially called BIGH3, BIG-H3), is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TGFBI gene, locus 5q31.

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Thiel–Behnke dystrophy

Thiel–Behnke dystrophy, or Corneal dystrophy of Bowman layer, type II, is a rare form of corneal dystrophy affecting the layer that supports corneal epithelium.

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UBIAD1

UbiA prenyltransferase domain-containing protein 1 (UBIAD1) also known as transitional epithelial response protein 1 (TERE1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UBIAD1 gene.

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X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy

X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy (XECD) is a rare form of corneal dystrophy described first in 2006, based on a 4-generation family of 60 members with 9 affected males and 35 trait carriers, which led to mapping the XECD locus to Xq25.

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X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder

X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder (also known as "familial cutaneous amyloidosis", "Partington amyloidosis", "Partington cutaneous amyloidosis", "Partington syndrome type II", "reticulate pigmentary disorder", and "X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder with systemic manifestations") is a cutaneous condition that has been described in adult women that had linear streaks of hyperpigmentation and in which male patients manifested a reticulated mottled brown pigmentation of the skin, which, on biopsy, demonstrated dermal deposits of amyloid.

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ZEB1

Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZEB1 gene.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneal_dystrophy

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