Trait
Pulverulent cataract
A kind of congenital cataract that is characterized by a hollow sphere of punctate opacities involving the fetal nucleus and that usually occurs bilaterally.
Summary
- Body system
- Abnormality of the eye
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Pulverulent cataract is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.
| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| CRYBB1crystallin beta B1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| GJA8gap junction protein alpha 8 | Always | In 1 condition |
| VIMvimentin | Always | In 1 condition |
| FTLferritin light chain | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| LIM2lens intrinsic membrane protein 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| BEST1bestrophin 1 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| HSF4heat shock transcription factor 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
How often is among people with one of the gene's conditions, the most often across them, as the Human Phenotype Ontology records it. These pages describe traits and the research behind them; they are not a diagnosis, and a doctor or genetic counsellor is the person to ask about symptoms.
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Where this comes from
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
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