raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:293375

Grayson-Wilbrandt corneal dystrophy

Synonyms: GWCD

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

Grayson-Wilbrandt corneal dystrophy (GWCD) is an extremely rare form of corneal dystrophy characterized by variable patterns of opacification in the Bowman layer of the cornea which extend anteriorly into the epithelium with decreased to normal visual acuity.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enGrayson-Wilbrandt corneal dystrophyGWCD
frDystrophie cornéenne de Grayson-Wilbrandt= en
deGrayson-Wilbrandt-Hornhautdystrophie= en
esDistrofia corneal de Grayson-Wilbrandt= en
itDistrofia corneale di Grayson-Wilbrandt= en
nlGrayson-Wilbrandt-corneadystrofie= en
ptDistrofia corneana de Grayson-Wilbrandt= en
plDystrofia rogówki Graysona i Wilbrandta= en
csGraysonova-Wilbrandtova dystrofie rohovkyGWCD · Grayson-Wilbrandtova dystrofie rohovky
ukДистрофія рогівки Грейсона-Вільбрандта= en
zhGrayson-Wilbrandt角膜营养不良Grayson-Wilbrandt角膜营养不良
trGrayson-Wilbrandt kornea distrofisi= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10H18.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119A70.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0017391Evalidated
UMLSC4305579Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families1 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)Validated8230838[PMID]_[EXPERT]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_8230838[PMID]

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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card