Diseases

Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy

An autosomal dominant form of hereditary corneal dystrophy due to a defect in cornea-specific KERATIN formation. Mutations in the genes that encode KERATIN-3 and KERATIN-12 have been linked to this disorder.

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An autosomal dominant form of hereditary corneal dystrophy due to a defect in cornea-specific KERATIN formation. Mutations in the genes that encode KERATIN-3 and KERATIN-12 have been linked to this disorder.

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  • Corneal Dystrophy, Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann
  • Corneal Dystrophy, Meesmann
  • Corneal Dystrophy, Meesmann Epithelial
  • Juvenile Hereditary Epithelial Dystrophy
  • Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy
  • Meesmann Corneal Epithelial Dystrophy
  • Meesmann Epithelial Corneal Dystrophy
  • Corneal Dystrophies, Meesmann
  • Dystrophies, Meesmann Corneal
  • Meesmann Corneal Dystrophies

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2007

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Previous Indexing

  • Cornea (1954-1964)
  • Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary (1965-2006)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053559. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053559
  2. Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meesmann_corneal_dystrophy
  3. Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4162392