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Congenital cataract

Known as: CATARACT CONGENITAL, Cataracts, congenital, Cataract, congenital 
Cataract that is present at birth.
National Institutes of Health

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Bilateral cataracts (disorder)CCA1 geneCCV geneCUTIS LAXA, AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT 3

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Embryonal nuclear cataract (disorder)

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Fetal Diseases

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
An Aberrant Sequence in a Connexin46 Mutant Underlies Congenital Cataracts*
An increasing number of diseases have been mapped to genes coding for ion channel proteins, including the gap junction proteins… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Locus heterogeneity in autosomal recessive congenital cataracts: linkage to 9q and germline HSF4 mutations
Isolated (non-syndromic) congenital cataract may be inherited as an autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Novel mutations in GJA3 associated with autosomal dominant congenital cataract in the Indian population.
PURPOSE Connexin 46 (Cx46) is crucial in the maintenance of lens homeostasis and it is known to be expressed mainly in the… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A novel mutation in the Connexin 46 gene causes autosomal dominant congenital cataract with incomplete penetrance
Congenital or paediatric cataract is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous disorder consisting of lens opacities in… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Molecular mechanism underlying a Cx50-linked congenital cataract.
Mutations in gap junctional channels have been linked to certain forms of inherited congenital cataract (D. Mackay, A. Ionides, V… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A locus for autosomal dominant posterior polar cataract on chromosome 1p.
Autosomal dominant congenital cataract is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous lens disease. Here we report the linkage of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Autosomal dominant zonular cataract with sutural opacities localized to chromosome 17q11-12.
Congenital cataracts constitute a morphologically and genetically heterogeneous group of diseases that are a major cause of… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Long‐term study of children with implanted intraocular lenses
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Management of monocular congenital cataracts.
From 1971 through 1985, a diagnosis of monocular congenital cataract was made in 14 consecutive patients. All patients had a… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Congenital cataract: etiology and morphology.
In a study of congenital cataract in northern India, 76 patients (146 eyes) were evaluated for morphological patterns and… 
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