title: [Genetics of Lens Development].
abstract: The paper discusses the current data on the genetics of the lens development. Genetically based processes of the formation of the lens anlage, as well as its specification and differentiation, are considered. The main genes responsible for these consecutive processes of lens development are presented. Their mutational disorders can lead to the absence or underdevelopment of the lens or multiple types of cataracts.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Mglinets
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*; D038081:Organogenesis / Q000235:genetics*