Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
VSX1
Visual System Homeobox 1
Disorder
Corneal Dystrophy, Posterior Polymorphous, 1
First reported 2005
Supporting publications 5
Key publication · gene–disorder VSX1 mutational analysis in a series of Italian patients affected by keratoconus: detection of a novel mutation.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2005
Key publication · disorder Hereditary polymorphous deep degeneration of the cornea.A.M.A. archives of ophthalmology · 1953
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between VSX1 (Visual System Homeobox 1) and Corneal Dystrophy, Posterior Polymorphous, 1 is well established and manually curated, with its 2 contributing sources — 1 of them expert-curated — recording a causative germline mutation.

Sources 2
Clinical variants 68
Symptoms 50
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 5
01
At a glance

Association overview

A cited synthesis of the gene–disorder association, with a clinical-actionability summary where the evidence supports one.

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02
Provenance

Evidence and sources

2 sources

Every contributing database and publication behind this association, with evidence type, strength, accessions and deep links.

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03
VSX1

The gene

1 source summary

A gene summary alongside the source descriptions it was distilled from.

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Corneal Dystrophy, Posterior Polymorphous, 1

The disorder

15 database identifiers

The disorder’s summary, prevalence, aliases and cross-reference identifiers (OMIM, Orphanet, MONDO, ICD-10, MedGen).

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Phenotype

Clinical features

26 clinical features

The disorder’s clinical features (HPO) grouped by body system, each with observed frequency and penetrance.

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ClinVar and variant evidence

Genetic basis

68 clinical variants

ClinVar variants reported for this pair, with disorder-specific significance, review status, molecular consequence and origin.

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Mechanism overlap

Shared mechanisms

Biological pathways and phenotype concepts shared by the gene and the disorder, with supporting publications.

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Literature

Reading

5 publications

Publications linking the gene and the disorder, with title, authors, journal, year and citation metrics.

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Provenance

References & sources

12 references

Every source and publication cited across this dossier, as one numbered reference list.

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