DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for posterior amorphous corneal dystrophy

Posterior amorphous corneal dystrophy [DOID:0060452]

A stromal dystrophy that is characterized by irregular sheetlike areas of opacification with involvement of the Descemet membrane and, in some instances, alterations of the normal endothelial mosaic and that has_material_basis_in a chromosome 12q21.33 contiguous gene deletion syndrome.

Synonyms:  posterior amorphous corneal dystrophy,  DOID:0060452,  posterior amorphous corneal dystrophies,  chromosome 12q21.33 deletion syndrome,  PACD ...