title: Classification of hereditary cataracts in children by linkage analysis.
abstract: A total of 12-different types of hereditary cataracts have been positively assigned to the gene map. They are located on autosomes as well as on the X chromosome. This establishes several kinds of cataracts as distinct diseases caused by different mutations. In selected cases the information may be helpful for prenatal diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002900:Chromosomes, Human, 1-3; D000795:Fabry Disease / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations
chemical_list: D006242:Haptoglobins