General Information of Disease (ID: DIS9JV4P)

Disease Name Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy
Synonyms corneal dystrophy, congenital stromal; congenital stromal corneal dystrophy; CSCD; congenital hereditary stromal dystrophy; Witschel dystrophy
Definition
Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy (CSCD) is an extremely rare form of stromal corneal dystrophy characterized by opaque flaky or feathery clouding of the corneal stroma, and moderate to severe visual loss.
Disease Hierarchy
DISYKSRF: Genetic disease
DIS41FDX: Stromal corneal dystrophy
DIS9JV4P: Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy
Disease Identifiers
MONDO ID
MONDO_0012401
MESH ID
C566452
UMLS CUI
C1864738
OMIM ID
610048
MedGen ID
400601
Orphanet ID
101068
SNOMED CT ID
702359002

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA)
This Disease Is Related to 2 DTT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DTT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
DCN TTB3XAN Strong Biomarker [1]
DCN TTB3XAN Definitive Autosomal dominant [2]
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This Disease Is Related to 1 DOT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DOT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
DCN OTWLJL7K Definitive Autosomal dominant [2]
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References

1 Development of congenital stromal corneal dystrophy is dependent on export and extracellular deposition of truncated decorin.Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 May;56(5):2909-15. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-16014.
2 Report of a new family with dominant congenital heredity stromal dystrophy of the cornea. Cornea. 2002 Jan;21(1):118-20. doi: 10.1097/00003226-200201000-00025.