"Cataract" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D002386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.510.245
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| Concept/Terms |
Cataract, Membranous- Cataract, Membranous
- Cataracts, Membranous
- Membranous Cataract
- Membranous Cataracts
- Pseudoaphakia
- Pseudoaphakias
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cataract" by people in Profiles.
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Pseudouridylation defect due to DKC1 and NOP10 mutations causes nephrotic syndrome with cataracts, hearing impairment, and enterocolitis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 06 30; 117(26):15137-15147.
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Confirmation of CAGSSS syndrome as a distinct entity in a Danish patient with a novel homozygous mutation in IARS2. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Apr; 173(4):1102-1108.
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A premature termination mutation in a patient with Lowe syndrome without congenital cataracts: dropping the "O" in OCRL. Klin Padiatr. 2013 Jan; 225(1):29-33.
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Hypomyelination and congenital cataract: identification of novel mutations in two unrelated families. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2013 Jan; 17(1):108-11.
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Hypomyelination and congenital cataract: broadening the clinical phenotype. Arch Neurol. 2011 Sep; 68(9):1191-4.
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Phenotypic characterization of hypomyelination and congenital cataract. Ann Neurol. 2007 Aug; 62(2):121-7.
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Deficiency of hyccin, a newly identified membrane protein, causes hypomyelination and congenital cataract. Nat Genet. 2006 Oct; 38(10):1111-3.
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A nine-month-old boy with microcephaly, cataracts, intracerebral calcifications and dysmorphic signs: an additional observation of an autosomal recessive congenital infection-like syndrome? Genet Couns. 1995; 6(4):297-302.
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