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Human genes for pseudomembranous conjunctivitis

Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis [DOID:11190]

A acute conjunctivitis which involves a fibrin-rich exudate formation on the surface of the conjunctiva. Infectious causes of pseudomembranes include Corynebacterium diphtheriae, streptococci, pneumococci, herpes simplex virus, adenovirus, Chlamydia and gonococci. Other causes include chemical (alkali) irritants, erythema multiforme, and ocular pemphigoid.

Synonyms:  pseudomembranous conjunctivitis,  DOID:11190,  pseudomembranous conjunctivitises

The disease-gene associations are derived from automatic text mining of the biomedical literature, manually curated database annotations, cancer mutation data, and genome-wide association studies. The confidence of each association is signified by stars, where ★★★★★ is the highest confidence and ★☆☆☆☆ is the lowest.

Developed by Sune Frankild, Alexander Junge, Albert Pallejà, Dhouha Grissa, Kalliopi Tsafou, and Lars Juhl Jensen from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research.