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Preferred Label : Cataract 5, multiple types;

Symbol : CTRCT5;

CISMeF acronym : CTRCT5; CAM; CTM;

Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;

Alternative titles and symbols : CAM; Cataract, marner type; CTM; Cataract, lamellar;

Description : Congenital cataracts cause 10 to 30% of all blindness in children, with one-third of cases estimated to have a genetic cause (summary by Bu et al., 2002). Mutations in the HSF4 gene have been found to cause multiple types of cataract, which have been described as infantile, lamellar, zonular, nuclear, anterior polar, stellate, and Marner-type. The preferred title for this entry was formerly 'Lamellar Cataract,' with 'Cataract, Marner Type; CAM; CTM' an included title.;

Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;

Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the heat-shock transcription factor 4 (HSF4, 602438.0001);

Prefixed ID : #116800;

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