Combined Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: November 18, 2021
Preferred Name

Presenile cataracts
Synonyms

Presenile cataract

Definitions

Presenile cataract is a kind of cataract that occurs in early adulthood, that is, at an age that is younger than usual. Presenile cataract is rare. Some cases have a hereditary cause; others result from trauma or chromosomal, endocrine, metabolic, or systemic disorders. Many cases are idiopathic. The term 'presenile' is used differently in the literature. The HPO defines it to mean a cataract that is diagnosed after the age of 20 years but before old age.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0007819

comment

Presenile cataract is rare. Some cases have a hereditary cause; others result from trauma or chromosomal, endocrine, metabolic, or systemic disorders. Many cases are idiopathic. The term 'presenile' is used differently in the literature. The HPO defines it to mean a cataract that is diagnosed after the age of 20 years but before old age.

database_cross_reference

UMLS:C0154971

SNOMEDCT_US:441622000

definition

Presenile cataract is a kind of cataract that occurs in early adulthood, that is, at an age that is younger than usual.

has exact synonym

Presenile cataract

has_alternative_id

HP:0007848

id

HP:0007819

label

Presenile cataracts

notation

HP:0007819

prefLabel

Presenile cataracts

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000518

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MP_0001304

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