raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:91490

Isolated congenital sclerocornea

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Status
active

A rare corneal disorder characterized by non-inflammatory, non-progressive, bilateral ingrowth of vascularized, opaque scleral tissue into the peripheral cornea, obliterating the corneoscleral limbus and scleral sulcus. The condition is not associated with other ocular abnormalities.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enIsolated congenital sclerocornea
frSclérocornée isolée congénitale
deSklerokornea, isolierte kongenitale
esEsclerocórnea aislada congénita
itSclerocornea congenita isolata
nlGeïsoleerde congenitale sclerocornea
ptEsclerocórnea congénita isolada
plIzolowana wrodzona twardówko-rogówka
csIzolovaná vrozená sklerokornea
ukІзольована вроджена склерокорнеа
zh特发性先天性巩膜化角膜
trİzole doğumsal sklerokornea

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM181700BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q13.3Especificvalidated
ICD-11LA11.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0019629Evalidated
MONDO19629Evalidated
UMLSC0344533Evalidated

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):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
GJA8Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4281ENSG000001216346008971q21.2gap junction protein alpha 828455998[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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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