Diseases

Aniridia

A congenital abnormality in which there is only a rudimentary iris. This is due to the failure of the optic cup to grow. Aniridia also occurs in a hereditary form, usually autosomal dominant.

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Abstract

A congenital abnormality in which there is only a rudimentary iris. This is due to the failure of the optic cup to grow. Aniridia also occurs in a hereditary form, usually autosomal dominant.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Absent Iris
  • Congenital Aniridia
  • Irideremia

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

rudimentary iris; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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History Note

90

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Previous Indexing

  • Chromosome Deletion (1975-1989)
  • Iris/abnormalities (1966-1989)

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  1. C11w.250.060w
  2. C11w.270.060w
  3. C11w.941.375.060w
  4. C16w.131w.384.079w
  5. C16w.320w.290.078w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aniridia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015783. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015783
  2. Aniridia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniridia
  3. Aniridia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q548719