Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology

Last uploaded: December 13, 2023
Preferred Name

Posterior corneal dystrophy

Synonyms
Definitions

Posterior corneal dystrophies refers to a group of rare genetically determined corneal dystrophies (CDs) characterized by lesions affecting the corneal endothelium and Descemet membrane, and variable effects on vision depending on the type of dystrophy.

ID

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_98627

definition

Posterior corneal dystrophies refers to a group of rare genetically determined corneal dystrophies (CDs) characterized by lesions affecting the corneal endothelium and Descemet membrane, and variable effects on vision depending on the type of dystrophy.

definition_citation

Orphanet

expertlink

https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=98627

has_age_of_onset

All ages

has_inheritance

Autosomal recessive

X-linked recessive

Autosomal dominant

hasDbXref

UMLS:C2063478

label

Posterior corneal dystrophy

notation

ORPHA:98627

Category

prefixIRI

ORDO:Orphanet_98627

prefLabel

Posterior corneal dystrophy

present_in

Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown

subClassOf

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_34533

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_557492

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_522560

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