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General Information
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| Term |
lattice corneal dystrophy |
ID (Ontology) |
DOID:8943 (Human Disease) |
| Definition |
An epithelial-stromal TGFBI dystrophy that is characterized by recurrent erosions and lattice line refractile and fleck-like opacification located_in the cornea, amyloid deposits beginning in the anterior stroma, and progressive vision loss later in life, and has_material_basis_in autosomal dominant inheritance of mutation of transforming growth factor beta-induced gene located in chromosome 5q31.1, which encodes keratoepithelin. Abnormalities lead to increased amyloid protein deposition and disruption of the corneal surface. |
| Also Known As |
"familial amyloid neuropathy, Finnish type" |
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DO.org
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lattice corneal dystrophy | 3 | for disease ribbon | lattice corneal dystrophy | 3 | model of | lattice corneal dystrophy | 3 |
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