raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98977

Juvenile glaucoma

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

A rare primary early-onset glaucoma characterized by early onset, severe elevation of intra ocular pressure of rapid progression, leading to optic nerve excavation and, when untreated, substantial visual impairment.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enJuvenile glaucoma
frGlaucome juvénile
deGlaukom, juveniles
esGlaucoma juvenil
itGlaucoma giovanile
nlJuveniel glaucoom
ptGlaucoma juvenil
plJaskra młodzieńcza
csJuvenilní glaukom
ukЮвенільна глаукома
zh青少年型青光眼
trJüvenil glokom

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM137750BTNTvalidated
OMIM231300NTBTvalidated
OMIM608695BTNTvalidated
OMIM608696BTNTvalidated
OMIM610535BTNTvalidated
OMIM611274BTNTvalidated
ICD-10H40.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119C61.41NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020367Evalidated
UMLSC2981140Evalidated
MedDRA10064032Evalidated

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

3 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
EFEMP1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3218ENSG000001153806015482p16.1EGF-like fibulin extracellular matrix protein 134923728[PMID]
MYOCDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7610ENSG000000349716016521q24.3myocilin21730848[PMID]
CYP1B1Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:2597ENSG000001380616017712p22.2cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily B member 119643970[PMID]_22878448[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0002 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated18214788[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

15 annotations · validated 2019-06-11
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000593Abnormal anterior chamber morphology
HP:0000587Abnormal optic nerve morphology
HP:0000525Abnormality iris morphology
HP:0007854Glaucomatous visual field defect
HP:0007906Ocular hypertension
HP:0012108Open angle glaucoma
HP:0001138Optic neuropathy
HP:0007994Peripheral visual field loss
HP:0000505Visual impairment
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0011003High myopia
HP:0012796Increased cup-to-disc ratio
HP:0012511Temporal optic disc pallor
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0000603Central scotoma
HP:0025326Retinal arterial occlusion
HP:0012636Retinal vein occlusion

Annotation source: 21911678[PMID]_23358655[PMID]_28910179[PMID]_30855805[PMID]_27050345[PMID]

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