Alternative titles and symbols : Cataract, posterior polar, 4; CTPP4; CPP4;
Included titles and symbols : Cataract 11 with microphthalmia and neurodevelopmental abnormalities;
Description : Mutations in the PITX3 gene have been found to cause multiple types of cataract, which
have been described as congenital total and posterior polar. The preferred title/symbol
for this entry was formerly 'Cataract, Posterior Polar, 4; CTPP4.';
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant; Autosomal recessive (in 2 patients);
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the paired-like homeodomain transcription factor-3 gene (PITX3,
602669.0001);