title: Familial occurrence of dot (microcystic), map, fingerprint dystrophy of the cornea.
abstract: The clinical description of corneal microcysts, maplike changes, and fingerprints has led investigators to the conclusion that these changes may represent a corneal dystrophy. The familial or hereditary evidence which is usually necessary to label a corneal disease a dystrophy has been lacking. This paper describes a familial pattern of disease in two families where three generations were involved and in eight families with corneal changes in at least two generations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001485:Basement Membrane; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000235:genetics*; D003560:Cysts / Q000235:genetics*; D004848:Epithelium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree