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Disease Overview

Any early-onset non-syndromic cataract in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the NHS gene.

Synonyms

  • CTRCT40
  • NHS early-onset non-syndromic cataract
  • cataract 40
  • cataract 40 X-linked
  • cataract 40 with or without microcornea
  • cataract 40, X-linked
  • cataract congenital X-linked
  • cataract type 40
  • cataract, congenital total, with posterior sutural opacities in heterozygotes
  • cataract, congenital, X-linked
  • cataract, congenital, with microcornea or slight microphthalmia
  • early-onset non-syndromic cataract caused by mutation in NHS
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Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man (OMIM) has a summary of published research about this condition and includes references from the medical literature. The summary contains medical and scientific terms, so we encourage you to share and discuss this information with your doctor. OMIM is authored and edited at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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