" /> Choroideremia - CISMeF





Preferred Label : Choroideremia;

Symbol : CHM;

CISMeF acronym : CHM; TCD;

Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;

Alternative titles and symbols : Tapetochoroidal dystrophy, progressive; TCD;

Included titles and symbols : Choroidal sclerosis;

Description : Choroideremia is an X-linked disease that leads to the degeneration of the choriocapillaris, the retinal pigment epithelium, and the photoreceptor of the eye (Cremers et al., 1990). See also choroideremia, deafness, and mental retardation (303110), a contiguous gene deletion syndrome involving the CHM and POU3F4 (300039) genes on Xq21; X-linked deafness-2 with stapes fixation (DFNX2; 304400) is caused by mutation in the CHM gene.;

Inheritance : X-linked dominant;

Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the Rab escort protein 1 gene (CHM, 300390.0001);

Prefixed ID : #303100;

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