raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:34533

Corneal dystrophy

Type
Category
Group
Group of disorders
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Mitochondrial inheritance, Not applicable, X-linked recessive
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A heterogeneous group of bilateral, genetically determined, non-inflammatory eye diseases that are usually restricted to the cornea. The designation is imprecise but remains in use because of its clinical value.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCorneal dystrophy
frDystrophie cornéenne
deHornhautdystrophie
esDistrofia corneal
itDistrofia corneale
nlCorneadystrofieHoornvliesdystrofie
ptDistrofia da córnea
plDystrofia rogówki
csDystrofie rohovky
ukДистрофія рогівки
zh角膜营养不良
trKorneal distrofi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10H18.5Especificvalidated
ICD-119A70Especificvalidated
MONDO0018102Evalidated
MONDO18102Evalidated
MeSHD003317Evalidated
UMLSC0010036Evalidated
MedDRA10011005Evalidated

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 (1):

Children (4):

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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
Point prevalence>1 / 1000110 / 100 000United StatesValue and classNot yet validated21791583[PMID]
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

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

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Sources for this card