granular corneal dystrophy 1

Summary
Synonym
  • corneal dystrophy, Groenouw type I
Definition
A granular corneal dystrophy that is characterized by recurrent erosions and gray crumb-like opacification located_in the cornea, proteinaceous rock candy-like deposits in the anterior stroma and subepithelium, and progressive vision loss later in life as deposits move into the central vision, and has_material_basis_in autosomal dominant inheritance of heterozygous mutation of transforming growth factor beta-induced gene located in chromosome 5q31.1, which encodes keratoepithelin. Abnormalities lead to increased protein deposition and disruption of the corneal surface.
Super Class
granular corneal dystrophy
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Disease Ontology
DOID:0080530
Mondo Disease Ontology
OMIM
Related Genes
Displaying 1 entry
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
7045 TGFBI transforming growth factor beta induced
Displaying 1 entry
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
850687 YLR001C uncharacterized protein

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