raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98963

Granular corneal dystrophy type II

Synonyms: Avellino corneal dystrophy · GCD2 · GCDII · Granular corneal dystrophy type 2 · Granular-lattice corneal dystrophy

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

Type II granular corneal dystrophy (GCDII) is a rare form of stromal corneal dystrophy characterized by irregular-shaped well-demarcated granular deposits in the superficial central corneal stroma, and progressive visual impairment.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enGranular corneal dystrophy type IIAvellino corneal dystrophy · GCD2 · GCDII · Granular corneal dystrophy type 2 · Granular-lattice corneal dystrophy
frDystrophie cornéenne granulaire type IIDystrophie cornéenne combinée granulaire-réseau · Dystrophie cornéenne d'Avellino · Dystrophie cornéenne granulaire type 2 · GCD2 · GCDII
deGranuläre Hornhautdystrophie Typ IIAvellino-Dystrophie · GCD2 · GCDII · Hornhautdystrophie Typ Avellino · Hornhautdystrophie, granulär-gittrige
esDistrofia corneal granular tipo 2Distrofia corneal granular tipo II
itDistrofia corneale granulare, tipo IIDistrofia corneale di Avellino · Distrofia corneale granulare, tipo 2 · Distrofia corneale granulare-reticolare · GCD2 · GCDII
nlGranulaire corneadystrofie type IICorneadystrofie van Avellino · GCD2 · GCDII · Granulaire corneadystrofie type 2 · Granulaire-lattice corneadystrofie
ptDistrofia corneana, tipo Avellino
plZiarnista dystrofia rogówki typu IIDystrofia rogówki Avellino · GCD2 · GCDII · Ziarnista dystrofia rogówki typu 2 · Ziarnisto-siateczkowata dystrofia rogówki
csGranulární dystrofie rohovky, typ IIDystrofie rohovky, typ Avellino · GCD2 · GCDII · Granulární dystrofie rohovky, typ 2 · Granulárně mřížková dystrofie
ukЗерниста дистрофія рогівки, тип IIДистрофія рогівки Авелліно · GCD2 · GCDII · Зерниста дистрофія рогівки 2 типу · Зернисто-гратчаста дистрофія рогівки
zh颗粒状角膜营养不良II型颗粒-晶格状角膜营养不良
trGranüler korneal distrofi tip IIGCD2 · GCDII · Avellino kornea distrofisi · Granüler korneal distrofi tip 2 · Granüler-latis kornea distrofisi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM607541Evalidated
ICD-10H18.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119A70.YNTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0011855Evalidated
MeSHC535474Evalidated
UMLSC1275685Evalidated
GARD9278Evalidated

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
TGFBIDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11771ENSG000001207086016925q31.1transforming growth factor beta induced22815629[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

9 annotations · validated 2021-10-21
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0011493Central opacification of the cornea
HP:0000531Corneal crystals
HP:0007802Granular corneal dystrophy
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0007759Opacification of the corneal stroma
HP:0007663Reduced visual acuity
HP:0008039Subepithelial corneal opacities
HP:0000505Visual impairment
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000622Blurred vision
HP:0000495Recurrent corneal erosions

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 33344199[PMID]_32667742[PMID]_28583694[PMID]_30805211[PMID]_32952948[PMID]

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