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Cataract 17 multiple types(CTRCT17)

MedGen UID:
854781
Concept ID:
C3888124
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: CATARACT 17, CONGENITAL NUCLEAR, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE; CATARACT 17, PULVERULENT; Cataract, congenital nuclear, autosomal recessive 3
 
Gene (location): CRYBB1 (22q12.1)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0012688
OMIM®: 611544

Definition

Mutations in the CRYBB1 gene have been found to cause multiple types of cataract, which have been described as congenital nuclear, congenital nuclear with anterior and posterior Y-suture and polar opacities, and pulverulent. The preferred title/symbol for this entry was formerly 'Cataract, Congenital Nuclear, Autosomal Recessive 3; CATCN3.' [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Amblyopia
MedGen UID:
8009
Concept ID:
C0002418
Disease or Syndrome
Reduced visual acuity that is uncorrectable by lenses in the absence of detectable anatomic defects in the eye or visual pathways.
Developmental cataract
MedGen UID:
3202
Concept ID:
C0009691
Congenital Abnormality
A cataract that occurs congenitally as the result of a developmental defect, in contrast to the majority of cataracts that occur in adulthood as the result of degenerative changes of the lens.
Nystagmus
MedGen UID:
45166
Concept ID:
C0028738
Disease or Syndrome
Rhythmic, involuntary oscillations of one or both eyes related to abnormality in fixation, conjugate gaze, or vestibular mechanisms.
Reduced visual acuity
MedGen UID:
65889
Concept ID:
C0234632
Finding
Diminished clarity of vision.
Microcornea
MedGen UID:
78610
Concept ID:
C0266544
Congenital Abnormality
A congenital abnormality of the cornea in which the cornea and the anterior segment of the eye are smaller than normal. The horizontal diameter of the cornea does not reach 10 mm even in adulthood.
Nuclear cataract
MedGen UID:
140274
Concept ID:
C0392557
Finding
A nuclear cataract is an opacity or clouding that develops in the lens nucleus. That is, a nuclear cataract is one that is located in the center of the lens. The nucleus tends to darken changing from clear to yellow and sometimes brown.
Pulverulent cataract
MedGen UID:
318793
Concept ID:
C1833118
Congenital Abnormality
A kind of congenital cataract that is characterized by a hollow sphere of punctate opacities involving the fetal nucleus and that usually occurs bilaterally.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lee V, Hungerford JL, Bunce C, Ahmed F, Kingston JE, Plowman PN
Br J Ophthalmol 2003 Nov;87(11):1374-80. doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1374. PMID: 14609838Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sugihara K, Fukuda H, Omura T, Tanito M
BMC Ophthalmol 2022 Mar 30;22(1):145. doi: 10.1186/s12886-022-02369-z. PMID: 35354394Free PMC Article
Senthil S, Rao HL, Ali MH, Krishnamurthy R, Dikshit S, Choudhari N, Sastry R, Garudadri C
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Mar;70(3):820-825. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1897_21. PMID: 35225522Free PMC Article
Chee SP, Chan NS, Yang Y, Ti SE
Br J Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;103(4):544-550. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312289. PMID: 29907631
Yuan S, Liu Q, Jiang Q, Yuan N
Yan Ke Xue Bao 2002 Mar;18(1):23-6. PMID: 15510670
Hodge WG, Whitcher JP, Satariano W
Epidemiol Rev 1995;17(2):336-46. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036197. PMID: 8654515

Diagnosis

Hashemi H, Asharlous A, Yekta A, Aghamirsalim M, Nabovati P, Sadoughi MM, Khabazkhoob M
Jpn J Ophthalmol 2022 Sep;66(5):461-473. Epub 2022 Aug 10 doi: 10.1007/s10384-022-00936-x. PMID: 35947225
Sugihara K, Fukuda H, Omura T, Tanito M
BMC Ophthalmol 2022 Mar 30;22(1):145. doi: 10.1186/s12886-022-02369-z. PMID: 35354394Free PMC Article
Senthil S, Rao HL, Ali MH, Krishnamurthy R, Dikshit S, Choudhari N, Sastry R, Garudadri C
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Mar;70(3):820-825. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1897_21. PMID: 35225522Free PMC Article
Chee SP, Chan NS, Yang Y, Ti SE
Br J Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;103(4):544-550. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312289. PMID: 29907631
Lee V, Hungerford JL, Bunce C, Ahmed F, Kingston JE, Plowman PN
Br J Ophthalmol 2003 Nov;87(11):1374-80. doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1374. PMID: 14609838Free PMC Article

Therapy

Hashemi H, Asharlous A, Yekta A, Aghamirsalim M, Nabovati P, Sadoughi MM, Khabazkhoob M
Jpn J Ophthalmol 2022 Sep;66(5):461-473. Epub 2022 Aug 10 doi: 10.1007/s10384-022-00936-x. PMID: 35947225
Senthil S, Rao HL, Ali MH, Krishnamurthy R, Dikshit S, Choudhari N, Sastry R, Garudadri C
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Mar;70(3):820-825. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1897_21. PMID: 35225522Free PMC Article
Duaso M, Duncan D
Br J Community Nurs 2012 Aug;17(8):356-63. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2012.17.8.356. PMID: 22875209
Lee V, Hungerford JL, Bunce C, Ahmed F, Kingston JE, Plowman PN
Br J Ophthalmol 2003 Nov;87(11):1374-80. doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1374. PMID: 14609838Free PMC Article
Hodge WG, Whitcher JP, Satariano W
Epidemiol Rev 1995;17(2):336-46. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036197. PMID: 8654515

Prognosis

Chee SP, Chan NS, Yang Y, Ti SE
Br J Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;103(4):544-550. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312289. PMID: 29907631
Duaso M, Duncan D
Br J Community Nurs 2012 Aug;17(8):356-63. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2012.17.8.356. PMID: 22875209
Lee V, Hungerford JL, Bunce C, Ahmed F, Kingston JE, Plowman PN
Br J Ophthalmol 2003 Nov;87(11):1374-80. doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1374. PMID: 14609838Free PMC Article
Yuan S, Liu Q, Jiang Q, Yuan N
Yan Ke Xue Bao 2002 Mar;18(1):23-6. PMID: 15510670
Hodge WG, Whitcher JP, Satariano W
Epidemiol Rev 1995;17(2):336-46. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036197. PMID: 8654515

Clinical prediction guides

Chee SP, Chan NS, Yang Y, Ti SE
Br J Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;103(4):544-550. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312289. PMID: 29907631
Lee V, Hungerford JL, Bunce C, Ahmed F, Kingston JE, Plowman PN
Br J Ophthalmol 2003 Nov;87(11):1374-80. doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1374. PMID: 14609838Free PMC Article
Hodge WG, Whitcher JP, Satariano W
Epidemiol Rev 1995;17(2):336-46. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036197. PMID: 8654515

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