raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98989

Cerulean cataract

Synonyms: Blue-dot cataract

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

A type of hereditary congenital cataract, distinguished by bluish and white opacifications in the superficial layers of the fetal lens nucleus and adult lens nucleus, and characterized by reduced visual acuity in childhood, eventually necessitating extraction of the lens.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCerulean cataractBlue-dot cataract
frCataracte céruléenneCataracte de Vogt
deKatarakt, zölinblaueCataracta coerulea
esCatarata cerúlea
itCataratta ceruleaCataratta con punti blu
nlCataracta caeruleaBlauwe cataract
ptCatarata cerúlea
plZaćma błękitnaZaćma "niebieskich kropek
csBlankytná katarakta= en
ukРайдужна катарактаКатаракта з блакитною крапкою
zh蔚蓝白内障蓝点状白内障
trCerulean kataraktMavi-noktalı katarakt

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM115660BTNTvalidated
OMIM614422BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q12.0NTBTindexvalidated
ICD-11LA12.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020374Evalidated
MeSHC537955Evalidated
UMLSC0344523Evalidated
GARD9508Evalidated
MedDRA10090531Evalidated

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

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GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
CRYBB2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2398ENSG0000024475212362022q11.23crystallin beta B29158139[PMID]_19321936[PMID]
CRYGDDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2411ENSG000001182311236902q33.3crystallin gamma D12676897[PMID]
MAFDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6776ENSG0000017857317707516q23.2MAF bZIP transcription factor16470690[PMID]
MIPDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7103ENSG0000013551715405012q13.3major intrinsic protein of lens fiber21850180[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