Edema, and Melanoma

Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a progressive, bilateral condition characterized by dysfunction of the corneal epithelium, leading to reduced vision. The prevalence of FECD has been estimated at about 5% among persons over the age of 40 years in the United States. The vision loss in patients with FECD results from a loss of corneal transparency associated with irregularity of inner corneal layers in early disease and edema of the cornea in advanced disease. Ultrastructural features of FECD include loss and attenuation of endothelial cells, with thickening and excrescences of the underlying basement membrane. These excrescences, called guttae, are the clinical hallmark of FECD and become more numerous with progression of the disease. As the endothelial layer develops confluent guttae in the central cornea, the cells are no longer able to keep the cornea dehydrated and clear (summary by Baratz et al., 2010). Genetic Heterogeneity of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal DystrophyMore common, late-onset forms of FECD have been shown to be caused by mutation in the SLC4A11 gene (OMIM ) on chromosome 20p13 (FECD4 ), in the ZEB1 gene (OMIM ) on chromosome 10p11.2 (FECD6 ), and in the AGBL1 gene (OMIM ) on chromosome 15q25 (FECD8 ).Other loci for late-onset FECD have been identified on chromosomes 13pter-q12.13 (FECD2 ), 18q21.2-q21.32 (FECD3 ), 5q33.1-q35.2 (FECD5 ), and 9p (FECD7 ).

CORNEAL DYSTROPHY, FUCHS ENDOTHELIAL, 1; FECD1 Is also known as corneal dystrophy, fuchs endothelial, early-onset

• Cataract
• Edema
• Visual loss
• Corneal dystrophy
• Melanoma

SOURCES: OMIM MESH MENDELIAN

Buruli ulcer is an infectious disease prevalent in many tropical and subtropical regions caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. It is the third most frequent mycobacterial disease in humans worldwide, after tuberculosis (OMIM ) and leprosy (OMIM ). Lesions are most common on exposed parts of the body, especially the limbs. Buruli ulcer derives its name from a county in Uganda, East Africa, north of Kampala, where the disease was found in the late 1950s in hundreds of people living near marshes and riverine areas near the Nile River (Clancey et al., 1961; Barker, 1971). The disease was first described in the medical literature in 1948 in a report on patients in Australia (MacCallum et al., 1948). Patients have also been reported from tropical areas in Latin America and Asia (Stienstra et al., 2006; van der Werf et al., 2005).

BURULI ULCER, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO Is also known as mycobacterium ulcerans, susceptibility to

• Edema

SOURCES: OMIM MENDELIAN

• Melanoma

SOURCES: OMIM MENDELIAN

Malignant melanoma is a neoplasm of pigment-producing cells called melanocytes that occurs most often in the skin, but may also occur in the eyes, ears, gastrointestinal tract, leptomeninges, and oral and genital mucous membranes (summary by Habif, 2010).For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of malignant melanoma, see {155600}.

• Neoplasm
• Melanoma

SOURCES: OMIM MENDELIAN

Malignant melanoma is a neoplasm of pigment-producing cells called melanocytes that occurs most often in the skin, but may also occur in the eyes, ears, gastrointestinal tract, leptomeninges, and oral and genital mucous membranes (summary by Habif, 2010).For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of cutaneous malignant melanoma, see {155600}.

• Neoplasm
• Melanoma

SOURCES: OMIM MENDELIAN

Hailey-Hailey disease, also known as benign chronic pemphigus, is a rare autosomal dominant cutaneous disorder that usually becomes manifest in the third or fourth decade of life with erythema, vesicles, and erosions involving the body folds, particularly the groin and axillary regions. Other sites of the body, such as the neck, perianal, and submammary regions, may likewise be affected (summary by Poblete-Gutierrez et al., 2004).This disorder was first described by the dermatologist brothers Hailey and Hailey (1939).

BENIGN CHRONIC PEMPHIGUS; BCPM Is also known as hhd|hailey-hailey disease|pemphigus, benign familial

• Intellectual disability
• Short stature
• Growth delay
• Neoplasm
• Pain

SOURCES: OMIM MENDELIAN

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a multiple cystic lung disease characterized by progressive cystic destruction of the lung and lymphatic abnormalities, frequently associated with renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs). LAM occurs either sporadically or as a manifestation of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).

LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS Is also known as lam|lymphangiomyomatosis

• Seizures
• Pain
• Cognitive impairment
• Fever
• Optic atrophy

SOURCES: OMIM ORPHANET MESH MENDELIAN

SKIN/HAIR/EYE PIGMENTATION, VARIATION IN, 3; SHEP3 Is also known as skin/hair/eye pigmentation 3, light/dark skin|skin/hair/eye pigmentation 3, freckling|eye color 1|skin/hair/eye pigmentation 3, blue/green eye color|gey|eycl1|eye color, green/blue

• Cutaneous melanoma

SOURCES: OMIM MENDELIAN

Malignant melanoma is a neoplasm of pigment-producing cells called melanocytes that occurs most often in the skin, but may also occur in the eyes, ears, gastrointestinal tract, leptomeninges, and oral and genital mucous membranes (summary by Habif, 2010).For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of cutaneous malignant melanoma, see CMM1 (OMIM ).

• Neoplasm
• Melanoma
• Cutaneous melanoma

SOURCES: OMIM MESH MENDELIAN

MITF-related melanoma and renal cell carcinoma predisposition syndrome is an inherited cancer-predisposing syndrome due to a gain-of-function germline mutation in the MITF gene, associated with a higher incidence of amelanotic and nodular melanoma, multiple primary melanomas and increase in nevus number and size. It may also predispose to co-occurring melanoma and renal cell carcinoma and to pancreatic cancer.

MITF-RELATED MELANOMA AND RENAL CELL CARCINOMA PREDISPOSITION SYNDROME Is also known as melanoma and renal cell carcinoma, susceptibility to

• Neoplasm
• Melanoma
• Renal cell carcinoma
• Cutaneous melanoma

SOURCES: OMIM ORPHANET MENDELIAN