cataract; Gene Set

Dataset GAD Gene-Disease Associations
Category disease or phenotype associations
Type disease
Description Partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes that decreases visual acuity and eventually results in blindness. Some cataracts appear in infancy or in childhood, but most develop in older individuals. (Sternberg Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.)|Partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes that decreases visual acuity and eventually results in blindness. Some cataracts appear in infancy or in childhood, but most develop in older individuals. (Sternberg Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.)|Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed) (Experimental Factor Ontology, EFO_0001059)
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3 genes associated with the disease cataract; in GWAS and other genetic association datasets from the GAD Gene-Disease Associations dataset.

Symbol Name
CRYAA crystallin, alpha A
EPHA2 EPH receptor A2
KLC1 kinesin light chain 1