Medicine:Corneal dystrophy-perceptive deafness syndrome

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Corneal dystrophy-perceptive deafness syndrome
Other namesCongenital corneal dystrophy, progressive sensorineural deafness, Harboyan syndrome, CDPD (abbr.), Corneal dystrophy and sensorineural deafness.[1]
Autosomal recessive - en.svg
This disorder is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner most of the time.
SpecialtyMedical genetics
CausesGenetic mutation
Preventionnone
Prognosismedium
Frequencyrare, about 24 cases have been described in medical literature
Deaths-

Corneal dystrophy-perceptive deafness syndrome, also known as Harboyan syndrome, is a rare genetic disorder characterized by congenital hereditary corneal dystrophy that occurs alongside progressive hearing loss of post-lingual onset.[2]

Signs and symptoms

Below is a list of the symptoms people with this condition exhibit:[3]

  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Clouding of the cornea
  • Nystagmus
  • Blurry vision
  • Generalized vision impairment
  • Progressive post-lingual hearing loss

The latter usually appears between the ages of 20 and 30 years old.[4]

Complications

The hearing loss and visual impairment associated with this condition can cause difficulties with living.

Treatment

Although this condition has no cure, it can be treated.

Hearing loss

Corneal dystrophy

Source:[5]

  • Contact lenses
  • Corneal transplant

Diagnosis

A diagnosis can be made by general symptom examination and with both ophthalmologic and audiometric studies.

Genetics

This condition is caused by mutations in the SLC4A11 gene which are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner (most of the time).[6][7] Desir et al. (2007) identified mutations in this gene in 6 families, of which 3 were consanguineous and 3 were not, they found homozygosity for the mutation in the consanguineous families and compound heterozygosity in the non-consanguineous families.[8]

Prevalence

According to OrphaNet, only 24 cases from 11 families across the world have been described in medical literature, these families' origins were very diverse, including Indigenous South American, Sephardic Jewish, Brazilian (of Portuguese descent), Dutch, Romani, Moroccan, and Dominican.[9]

See also

  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Sensorineural hearing loss

References

  1. "Corneal dystrophy and perceptive deafness". https://rarediseases.org/gard-rare-disease/corneal-dystrophy-and-perceptive-deafness/. 
  2. "Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness (SLC4A11)" (in en-US). 2017-02-01. https://sema4.com/products/expandedcarrierscreen/diseases-screened/corneal-dystrophy-and-perceptive-deafness/. 
  3. "Corneal dystrophy and perceptive deafness - About the Disease - Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center" (in en). https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/1529/corneal-dystrophy-and-perceptive-deafness. 
  4. "corneal dystrophy and sensorineural deafness | Hereditary Ocular Diseases". https://disorders.eyes.arizona.edu/category/alternate-names/corneal-dystrophy-and-sensorineural-deafness. 
  5. Newman, Dennis. "Corneal Dystrophies: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment" (in en). https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/corneal-dystrophies. 
  6. "Helpful information about | Eugene Australia". https://eugenelabs.com/carrier/conditions/corneal-dystrophy-and-perceptive-deafness. 
  7. "Entry - #217400 - CORNEAL DYSTROPHY AND PERCEPTIVE DEAFNESS; CDPD - OMIM" (in en-us). https://www.omim.org/entry/217400#2. 
  8. Desir, Julie; Moya, Graciela; Reish, Orit; Van Regemorter, Nicole; Deconinck, Hilde; David, Karen L.; Meire, Françoise M.; Abramowicz, Marc J. (2007-05-01). "Borate transporter SLC4A11 mutations cause both Harboyan syndrome and non-syndromic corneal endothelial dystrophy". Journal of Medical Genetics 44 (5): 322–326. doi:10.1136/jmg.2006.046904. ISSN 1468-6244. PMID 17220209. 
  9. RESERVED, INSERM US14-- ALL RIGHTS. "Orphanet: Corneal dystrophy perceptive deafness syndrome" (in en). https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=1490.