Term ID: |
7915 |
Name: |
Polymorphous posterior corneal dystrophy |
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Definition: |
This corneal dystrophy affects the posterior limiting membrane of the cornea and is characterized by polymorphous plaques of calcium deposits in the deep stromal layers of the cornea, and occasionally by vesicular lesions of the endothelium and edema of the deep corneal stroma. |
Comments: |
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Reference: |
HP:0007915 |
Genes and Diseases: | |
Child Nodes: |
Sister Nodes: |
Genes (1) :OVOL2
Diseases (1) :OMIM:122000 |
Human Phenotype Ontology(HPO) is developed by the Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium. The version used here is December 15 2022 release.
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