raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2334

Autosomal dominant keratitis

Synonyms: Hereditary keratitis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

A rare genetic inflammatory corneal disorder characterized by anterior stromal corneal opacification and vascularization of the peripheral cornea with potential central progression and subsequent reduction in visual acuity. Variable features include abnormalities of the iris, such as stromal defects and ectropion uveae, as well as foveal hypoplasia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal dominant keratitisHereditary keratitis
frKératite autosomique dominanteKératite héréditaire
deKeratitis, autosomal-dominanteKeratitis, hereditäre
esQueratitis autosómica dominanteQueratitis hereditaria
itCheratite autosomica dominanteCheratite ereditaria
nlAutosomaal dominante keratitisErfelijke keratitis
ptQueratite autossómica dominanteQueratite hereditária
plAutosomalne dominujące zapalenie rogówkiDziedziczne zapalenie rogówki
csAutozomálně dominantní keratitidaHereditární keratitida · Dědičná keratitida
ukАутосомно-домінантний кератитСпадковий кератит
zh常染色体显性角膜炎遗传性角膜炎
trOtozomal dominant keratitKalıtsal keratit

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM148190Evalidated
ICD-10H16.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119A7YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0007848Evalidated
MeSHC537022Evalidated
UMLSC1835698Evalidated
GARD3089Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
PAX6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8620ENSG0000000737260710811p13paired box 67668281[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

16 annotations · validated 2021-06-30
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0000491Keratitis
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000539Abnormality of refraction
HP:0025348Abnormality of the corneal limbus
HP:0011496Corneal neovascularization
HP:0007750Hypoplasia of the fovea
HP:0007990Hypoplastic iris stroma
HP:0032107Limbal stem cell deficiency
HP:0001104Macular hypoplasia
HP:0007759Opacification of the corneal stroma
HP:0007663Reduced visual acuity
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000526Aniridia
HP:0007633Bilateral microphthalmos
HP:0000518Cataract
HP:0000589Coloboma
HP:0006934Congenital nystagmus
HP:0000482Microcornea

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 7668281[PMID]_7627897[PMID]_24138039[PMID]_22171686[PMID]

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Sources for this card