posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy 1

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Disease Overview

A posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy that has material basis in autosomal dominant inheritance of mutation in the OVOL2 gene on chromosome 20p11.23.

Synonyms

CHED1
Ched1
Maumenee corneal dystrophy
PPCD1
Ppcd1
corneal dystrophy, POSTERIOR polymorphous, 1
corneal dystrophy, hereditary polymorphous posterior
corneal dystrophy, posterior polymorphous, type 1
corneal endothelial dystrophy 1, autosomal dominant
corneal endothelial dystrophy 1, autosomal dominant, formerly
posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy
posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy type 1

GARD Disease Summary

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OMIM

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.