Megalocornea
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| Megalocornea | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
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| OMIM | 249300 |
| eMedicine | article/1196299 |
| Patient UK | Megalocornea |
| Megalocornea 1, MGCN1 | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 446: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| OMIM | 309300 |
| eMedicine | article/1196299 |
| Patient UK | Megalocornea |
Megalocornea (MGCN, MGCN1) is an extremely rare nonprogressive condition in which the cornea has an enlarged diameter, reaching and exceeding 13 mm. It is noted in some patients with Marfan syndrome. It is thought to have two subforms, one with autosomal inheritance and the other X-linked (Xq21.3-q22). The X-linked form is more commons and males generally constitute 90% of cases.
See also
- Megalocornea-mental retardation syndrome (Neuhauser syndrome; MMMM-syndrome; OMIM %249310)
External links
- Megalocornea - eMedicine ophthalmology; May 15, 2009; Thomas A Oetting, MD,Mark A Hendrix, MD
- An Infant With Enlarged Corneas - medscape
