X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy
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x-linked-endothelial-corneal-dystrophy-243-4704979
title:
X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy
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X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy (XECD) is a rare form of corneal dystrophy described first in 2006, based on a 4-generation family of 60 members with 9 affected males and 35 trait carriers, which led to mapping the XECD locus to Xq25. It manifests as severe corneal opacification or clouding, sometimes congenital, in the form of a ground glass, milky corneal tissue, and moon crater-like changes of corneal endothelium. Trait carriers manifest only endothelial alterations resembling moon cra
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-linked_endothelial_corneal_dystrophy
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2024-01-13T03:09:23Z
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