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Eye Diseases > Eye Abnormalities > Aniridia
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Eye Abnormalities > Aniridia
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Eye Diseases, Hereditary > Aniridia
Eye Diseases > Eye Diseases, Hereditary > Aniridia
Eye Diseases > Uveal Diseases > Iris Diseases > Aniridia

Preferred term

Aniridia  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Absent Iris
  • Congenital Aniridia
  • Irideremia

Note

  • rudimentary iris; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

Scope note

  • A congenital abnormality in which there is only a rudimentary iris. This is due to the failure of the optic cup to grow. Aniridia also occurs in a hereditary form, usually autosomal dominant.

History note

  • 90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015783

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