Table 1

The endothelial (posterior) corneal dystrophies – inheritance and onset


CHED1
CHED2
PPCD1
PPCD2
PPCD3
FECD1
FECD2

Inheritance
Dominant
Recessive
Dominant
Dominant
Dominant
Dominant
Sporadic or Dominant and more severe in females

Gene
20p11.2-q11.2 [3]
SLC4A11 [4]
VSX1 [5]
COL8A2 [6]
TCF8 [7]
COL8A2 [6]
13pTel-13q12.13 and 18q21.2-q21.32 [8,9]

Onset
Early
Birth
Early
Early
Early
Early
Late, 4th decade

Desir and Abramowicz Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2008 3:28   doi:10.1186/1750-1172-3-28