Autosomal dominant keratitis

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Also known as dominantly inherited keratitishereditary keratitiskeratitis, autosomal dominant

Summary

Autosomal dominant keratitis (MONDO:0007848) is a disease with 2 cohort genes.

At a glance

  • Prevalence: Unknown (Worldwide)
  • Cohort genes: 2
  • ClinVar variants: 119
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 16

Clinical features

Signs & symptoms

Clinical features (HPO)

16 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 16 by frequency):

HPO IDTermFrequency
HP:0000491KeratitisObligate (100%)
HP:0000539Abnormality of refractionFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001104Macular hypoplasiaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0007663Reduced visual acuityFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0007750Hypoplasia of the foveaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0007759Opacification of the corneal stromaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0007990Hypoplastic iris stromaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0011496Corneal neovascularizationFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0025348Abnormality of the corneal limbusFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0032107Limbal stem cell deficiencyFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000482MicrocorneaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000518CataractOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000526AniridiaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000589ColobomaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0006934Congenital nystagmusOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0007633Bilateral microphthalmosOccasional (5-29%)

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical nameautosomal dominant keratitis
Mondo IDMONDO:0007848
MeSHC537022
OMIM148190
Orphanet2334
DOIDDOID:0111383
ICD-11682617640
SNOMED CT715339004
UMLSC1835698
MedGen332039
GARD0003089
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: dominantly inherited keratitis · hereditary keratitis · keratitis, autosomal dominant

Data availability: 119 ClinVar variants · 2 GenCC gene-disease records.

Disease family

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary disease › autosomal genetic disease › autosomal dominant disease › autosomal dominant keratitis

Related subtypes (191): autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease, cerebral arteriopathy, autosomal dominant, with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, type 1, tuberous sclerosis, Treacher-Collins syndrome, hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, Lynch syndrome, branchio-oto-renal syndrome, autosomal dominant Aarskog syndrome, acroosteolysis dominant type, ADULT syndrome, autosomal dominant Alport syndrome, amelogenesis imperfecta type 1B, Townes-Brocks syndrome, nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, blepharophimosis, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus syndrome, autosomal dominant brachyolmia, branchiooculofacial syndrome, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 4, cataract-aberrant oral frenula-growth delay syndrome, cherubism, autosomal dominant chondrodysplasia punctata, autosomal dominant popliteal pterygium syndrome, blepharocheilodontic syndrome, cochleosaccular degeneration-cataract syndrome, renal coloboma syndrome, Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome, autosomal dominant vibratory urticaria, neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus, autosomal dominant Kenny-Caffey syndrome, Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type, autosomal dominant Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, Coffin-Siris syndrome 1, isolated congenital adermatoglyphia, Flynn-Aird syndrome, Frasier syndrome, hand-foot-genital syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome, hyperkeratosis-hyperpigmentation syndrome, autosomal dominant ichthyosis vulgaris, hyper-IgE recurrent infection syndrome 1, autosomal dominant, autosomal dominant keratitis-ichthyosis-hearing loss syndrome, LADD syndrome, trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type II, Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines, microcephaly with or without chorioretinopathy, lymphedema, or intellectual disability, Marfan syndrome, melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 2, autosomal dominant primary microcephaly, autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia, monilethrix, Muir-Torre syndrome, autosomal dominant myoglobinuria, autosomal dominant centronuclear myopathy, nail-patella syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B, autosomal dominant omodysplasia, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 1, Pelger-Huet anomaly, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A, piebaldism, autosomal dominant medullary cystic kidney disease with or without hyperuricemia, generalized juvenile polyposis/juvenile polyposis coli, juvenile polyposis/hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, contractures, pterygia, and spondylocarpotarsal fusion syndrome 1A, autosomal dominant distal renal tubular acidosis, retinoschisis, autosomal dominant, autosomal dominant Robinow syndrome, scapuloperoneal spinal muscular atrophy, autosomal dominant, autosomal dominant sideroblastic anemia, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda, autosomal dominant, proximal symphalangism, calcaneonavicular coalition, thanatophoric dysplasia type 1, trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type I, Muckle-Wells syndrome, autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets, von Hippel-Lindau disease, Denys-Drash syndrome, autosomal dominant severe congenital neutropenia, Costello syndrome, EEC syndrome, multiple cutaneous and mucosal venous malformations, diffuse nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma, Timothy syndrome, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 2, spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with multiple dislocations, Brooke-Spiegler syndrome, macrocephaly-autism syndrome, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 3, Duane-radial ray syndrome, PCWH syndrome, heart-hand syndrome, Slovenian type, congenital stationary night blindness autosomal dominant 3, mandibulofacial dysostosis-microcephaly syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 4, juvenile cataract-microcornea-renal glucosuria syndrome, Crouzon syndrome-acanthosis nigricans syndrome, Birk-Barel syndrome, thrombophilia due to protein S deficiency, autosomal dominant, dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2, dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 3, colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 6, colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 7, brain small vessel disease 2A, autosomal dominant, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 14, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 15, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 16, hypopigmentation-punctate palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome, intellectual disability-facial dysmorphism syndrome due to SETD5 haploinsufficiency, postaxial polydactyly-anterior pituitary anomalies-facial dysmorphism syndrome, intellectual developmental disorder with microcephaly and with or without ocular malformations or hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 29, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 30, Houge-Janssens syndrome 2, severe achondroplasia-developmental delay-acanthosis nigricans syndrome, dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 6, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 6, generalized, with scarring and hair loss, autosomal dominant complex spastic paraplegia, early-onset autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease, muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant, Feingold syndrome, Carney complex, neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, autosomal dominant, autosomal dominant coarctation of aorta, autosomal dominant spondylocostal dysostosis, autosomal dominant hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, Cowden disease, autosomal dominant distal myopathy, autosomal dominant rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, palmoplantar keratoderma-spastic paralysis syndrome, Alagille syndrome due to a JAG1 point mutation, PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome, gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach, autosomal dominant proximal renal tubular acidosis, autosomal dominant spastic ataxia, Waardenburg syndrome, hereditary retinoblastoma, autosomal dominant hypocalcemia, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, hereditary inclusion body myopathy-joint contractures-ophthalmoplegia syndrome, microcephalic osteodysplastic dysplasia, Saul-Wilson type, autosomal dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, autosomal dominant cutis laxa, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss, autosomal dominant optic atrophy, autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia, autosomal dominant osteopetrosis, autosomal dominant epidermolytic ichthyosis, ventricular arrhythmias due to cardiac ryanodine receptor calcium release deficiency syndrome, distal arthrogryposis type 2B1, neurofibromatosis, autosomal dominant cataract, arthrogryposis, distal, type 2B2, arthrogryposis, distal, type 2B3, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, demyelinating, type 1G, Delpire-McNeill syndrome, LAMA5-related multisystemic syndrome, autosomal dominant oculocutaneous albinism, Charcot-Marie-tooth disease, axonal, type 2DD, Pilarowski-Bjornsson syndrome, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant, fatty acyl-CoA reductase 1 upregulation, GUCY2D-related dominant retinopathy, RPE65-related dominant retinopathy, autosomal dominant titinopathy, NOG-related symphalangism spectrum disorder, ALPL-related autosomal dominant hypophosphatasia, MYH10-related neurodevelopmental disorder with congenital anomalies, spastic paraplegia 30A, autosomal dominant, TMEM127-related tumor predisposition, MAX-related tumor predisposition, BMPR1A-related juvenile polyposis syndrome, RP1-related dominant retinopathy, Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome, inclusion body myopathy and brain white matter abnormalities, KINSSHIP syndrome, autosomal dominant nebulin-related myopathy, IMPG1-related dominant retinopathy, PROM1-related dominant retinopathy, PURA-related severe neonatal hypotonia-seizures-encephalopathy syndrome, ALG8-related autosomal dominant polycystic kidney and/or liver disease, NOTCH1-related AOS spectrum disorder, FLNB-associated autosomal dominant filamin related bone disorder, familial antiphospholipid syndrome

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

ClinVar germline variants

119 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

64 uncertain significance, 23 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 13 benign/likely benign, 12 benign, 3 likely benign, 2 pathogenic, 2 pathogenic/likely pathogenic

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
3474NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.1310A>T (p.Ter437Leu)ELP4Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
279862NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.823C>T (p.Arg275Ter)PAX6Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
3469NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.959-2A>TPAX6Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
3471NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.419T>A (p.Val140Asp)PAX6Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
304291NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*4696G>CELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304292NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*4627A>CELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304304NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*3746C>TELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304307NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*3670C>TELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304308NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*3318A>GELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304311NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*3168C>TELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304319NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*2882T>CELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304324NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*2506C>TELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304345NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.*891G>AELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304350NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.*356T>AELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
878113NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*3428C>TELP4Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304365NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.-316-8C>GLOC106014249Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304366NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.-368G>ALOC106014249Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
258168NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.808-12C>TPAX6Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
290049NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.1179A>C (p.Thr393=)PAX6Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304346NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.*841C>TPAX6Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304356NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.873G>A (p.Gln291=)PAX6Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304357NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.753G>A (p.Val251=)PAX6Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304362NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.-107C>TPAX6Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
623768NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.985T>C (p.Leu329=)PAX6Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
877705NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.317G>A (p.Arg106Gln)PAX6Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
878639NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.972A>T (p.Thr324=)PAX6Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
878640NM_001368894.2(PAX6):c.909T>C (p.Ser303=)PAX6Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
304294NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*4533T>CELP4Uncertain significancecriteria provided, single submitter
304296NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*4361T>CELP4Uncertain significancecriteria provided, single submitter
304298NM_000280.4(PAX6):c.*4128C>TELP4Uncertain significancecriteria provided, single submitter

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 14 · Orphanet: 13 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0

GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)

the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.

GeneClassificationInheritanceDiseaseRecords
PAX6SupportiveAutosomal dominantautosomal dominant keratitis14

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
PAX6Orphanet:1065Aniridia-cerebellar ataxia-intellectual disability syndrome
PAX6Orphanet:2253Foveal hypoplasia-presenile cataract syndrome
PAX6Orphanet:2334Autosomal dominant keratitis
PAX6Orphanet:250923Isolated aniridia
PAX6Orphanet:35737Morning glory disc anomaly
PAX6Orphanet:708Peters anomaly
PAX6Orphanet:893WAGR syndrome
PAX6Orphanet:98942Coloboma of choroid and retina
PAX6Orphanet:98943Coloboma of eye lens
PAX6Orphanet:98944Coloboma of iris
PAX6Orphanet:98945Coloboma of macula
PAX6Orphanet:98946Coloboma of eyelid
PAX6Orphanet:98947Coloboma of optic disc

Cohort genes → proteins

2 cohort genes, 2 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence2

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
PAX6HGNC:8620ENSG00000007372P26367Paired box protein Pax-6gencc,clinvar
ELP4HGNC:1171ENSG00000109911Q96EB1Elongator complex protein 4clinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
PAX6Paired box protein Pax-6Transcription factor with important functions in the development of the eye, nose, central nervous system and pancreas.
ELP4Elongator complex protein 4Component of the elongator complex which is required for multiple tRNA modifications, including mcm5U (5-methoxycarbonylmethyl uridine), mcm5s2U (5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2-thiouridine), and ncm5U (5-carbamoylmethyl uridine).

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 0 · Difficult: 1 · Unknown: 1 · Druggable fraction: 0.0

Family distribution

Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.

FamilyGenesFoldFDR
Transcription factor14.1×0.455
Other/Unknown10.9×0.805

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
PAX6Transcription factornoHD, Paired_dom, Homeodomain-like_sf
ELP4Other/UnknownnoElongator_complex_protein_4, P-loop_NTPase

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

2 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.

Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)

BucketGenes
narrow (1-5 tissues)0
moderate (6-20)0
broad (>20)2
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
ventricular zone2
palpebral conjunctiva1
type B pancreatic cell1
calcaneal tendon1
primordial germ cell in gonad1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
PAX6201broadmarkerpalpebral conjunctiva, type B pancreatic cell, ventricular zone
ELP4250ubiquitousmarkerventricular zone, calcaneal tendon, primordial germ cell in gonad

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 1.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
PAX64,971
ELP41,740

Intra-cohort edges

ABSources
ELP4PAX6string_interaction

Structural data

PDB: 1 · AlphaFold-only: 1 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
PAX6P263672

AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)

SymbolUniProtpLDDT
ELP4Q96EB174.49

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 6. Enrichment computed across 2 evidence-associated genes (2 with Reactome annotation).

Pathways by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 2 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Formation of the anterior neural plate1519.1×0.006PAX6
Synthesis, secretion, and inactivation of Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP)1439.2×0.006PAX6
Regulation of gene expression in beta cells1259.6×0.006PAX6
Synthesis, secretion, and inactivation of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1)1259.6×0.006PAX6
Activation of anterior HOX genes in hindbrain development during early embryogenesis145.7×0.025PAX6
HATs acetylate histones139.6×0.025ELP4

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 2 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
pancreatic A cell development18426.0×0.002PAX6
oligodendrocyte cell fate specification18426.0×0.002PAX6
forebrain-midbrain boundary formation18426.0×0.002PAX6
somatic motor neuron fate commitment18426.0×0.002PAX6
habenula development12808.7×0.004PAX6
regulation of asymmetric cell division12106.5×0.004PAX6
regulation of timing of cell differentiation12106.5×0.004PAX6
ventral spinal cord interneuron specification11404.3×0.004PAX6
commitment of neuronal cell to specific neuron type in forebrain11404.3×0.004PAX6
salivary gland morphogenesis11203.7×0.004PAX6
cerebral cortex regionalization11203.7×0.004PAX6
type B pancreatic cell differentiation11053.2×0.004PAX6
forebrain dorsal/ventral pattern formation11053.2×0.004PAX6
lacrimal gland development11053.2×0.004PAX6
ventral spinal cord development1936.2×0.004PAX6
positive regulation of epithelial cell differentiation1936.2×0.004PAX6
iris morphogenesis1936.2×0.004PAX6
dorsal/ventral axis specification1766.0×0.004PAX6
spinal cord motor neuron cell fate specification1766.0×0.004PAX6
cornea development in camera-type eye1648.1×0.005PAX6
tRNA wobble uridine modification1601.9×0.005ELP4
negative regulation of neuroblast proliferation1601.9×0.005PAX6
embryonic camera-type eye morphogenesis1561.7×0.005PAX6
cell fate determination1468.1×0.006PAX6
eye photoreceptor cell development1421.3×0.006PAX6
neuron fate commitment1401.2×0.006PAX6
astrocyte differentiation1383.0×0.006PAX6
signal transduction involved in regulation of gene expression1351.1×0.006PAX6
sensory organ development1337.0×0.006PAX6
pituitary gland development1324.1×0.006PAX6

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 0 · Phase ≥3: 0 · Phased (≥1): 0 · Undrugged: 2

Druggability breadth: 0 of 2 evidence-associated genes (0%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
PAX600
ELP400

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 2; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.

No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).

Chemical tractability of cohort targets

0 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.

Druggability pyramid

Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)0
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug0
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug2PAX6, ELP4

Undrugged target profiles

2 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
PAX60
ELP40

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.