Diseases

Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies

Bilateral hereditary disorders of the cornea, usually autosomal dominant, which may be present at birth but more frequently develop during adolescence and progress slowly throughout life. Central macular dystrophy is transmitted as an autosomal recessive defect.

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Bilateral hereditary disorders of the cornea, usually autosomal dominant, which may be present at birth but more frequently develop during adolescence and progress slowly throughout life. Central macular dystrophy is transmitted as an autosomal recessive defect.

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23 entry terms
  • Corneal Dystrophies
  • Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
  • Corneal Dystrophy
  • Corneal Dystrophy, Hereditary
  • Dystrophy, Corneal
  • Dystrophy, Hereditary Corneal
  • Hereditary Corneal Dystrophy
  • Granular Dystrophy, Corneal
  • Groenouw's Dystrophies
  • Macular Dystrophy, Corneal
  • Stromal Dystrophies, Corneal
  • Corneal Granular Dystrophies
  • Corneal Granular Dystrophy
  • Corneal Macular Dystrophies
  • Corneal Macular Dystrophy
  • Corneal Stromal Dystrophies
  • Corneal Stromal Dystrophy
  • Dystrophy, Corneal Granular
  • Dystrophy, Corneal Macular
  • Dystrophy, Corneal Stromal
  • Groenouw Dystrophies
  • Groenouws Dystrophies
  • Stromal Dystrophy, Corneal

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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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90; was CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES 1963-89

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  1. C11w.204.236w
  2. C11w.270.162w
  3. C16w.320w.290.162w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003317. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003317
  2. Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneal_dystrophy
  3. Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2044949