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Lattice corneal dystrophy
- Lattice corneal dystrophy type II is characterized by an accumulation of protein clumps called amyloid deposits in tissues throughout ... is accumulation of amyloid deposits in the cornea (lattice corneal dystrophy). The cornea is the clear, outer covering of ...
- Lattice corneal dystrophy type I is an eye disorder that affects the clear, outer covering of the eye called ... for an individual to see properly; however, in lattice corneal dystrophy type I, protein clumps known as amyloid deposits ...
- ... 26 mutations in the TGFBI gene can cause lattice corneal dystrophy type I. This inherited eye condition is characterized ... made up of several layers of tissue. In lattice corneal dystrophy type I, the deposits occur in the stromal ...
- ... least two mutations in the GSN gene cause lattice corneal dystrophy type II. This condition is characterized by the ... the gelsolin protein.GSN gene mutations that cause lattice corneal dystrophy type II change a single protein building block ( ...
- The DCN gene provides instructions for making a protein called decorin. This protein is a component of the extracellular matrix, which is the intricate lattice ...