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Descriptor English: Corneal Dystrophy, Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann
Descriptor Spanish: Distrofia Corneal Epitelial Juvenil de Meesmann
Descriptor distrofia corneal epitelial juvenil de Meesmann
Entry term(s) distrofia de Meesmann
Scope note: Forma de distrofia corneal hereditaria, autosómica dominante, debida a un defecto en la formación de la QUERATINA específica de la córnea. Se han relacionado con este trastorno mutaciones de los genes que codifican la QUERATINA 3 y la QUERATINA 12.
Descriptor Portuguese: Distrofia Corneana Epitelial Juvenil de Meesmann
Descriptor French: Dystrophie cornéenne de Meesmann
Entry term(s): Corneal Dystrophies, Meesmann
Corneal Dystrophy, Meesmann
Corneal Dystrophy, Meesmann Epithelial
Dystrophies, Meesmann Corneal
Juvenile Hereditary Epithelial Dystrophy
Meesmann Corneal Dystrophies
Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy
Meesmann Corneal Epithelial Dystrophy
Meesmann Epithelial Corneal Dystrophy
Tree number(s): C11.204.236.218
C11.270.162.218
C16.320.290.162.204
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053559
Scope note: An autosomal dominant form of hereditary corneal dystrophy due to a defect in cornea-specific KERATIN formation. Mutations in the genes that encode KERATIN-3 and KERATIN-12 have been linked to this disorder.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cornea (1954-1964)
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary (1965-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
DeCS ID: 52116
Unique ID: D053559
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Corneal Dystrophy, Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann - Preferred
Concept UI M0494580
Scope note An autosomal dominant form of hereditary corneal dystrophy due to a defect in cornea-specific KERATIN formation. Mutations in the genes that encode KERATIN-3 and KERATIN-12 have been linked to this disorder.
Preferred term Corneal Dystrophy, Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann
Entry term(s) Corneal Dystrophies, Meesmann
Corneal Dystrophy, Meesmann
Corneal Dystrophy, Meesmann Epithelial
Dystrophies, Meesmann Corneal
Juvenile Hereditary Epithelial Dystrophy
Meesmann Corneal Dystrophies
Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy
Meesmann Corneal Epithelial Dystrophy
Meesmann Epithelial Corneal Dystrophy



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