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Trait

Scleral thickening

Increased dimension of the sclera in the anterior-posterior axis.

HPO HP:0030823

Summary

Also called
Thick sclera
Body system
Abnormality of the eye

2 genes linked to Scleral thickening

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Scleral thickening 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.

GeneHow often it is seenConditions
MFRPmembrane frizzled-related proteinAlwaysIn 1 condition
PRSS56serine protease 56Not recordedIn 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.

Broader traits

Abnormality of the outer white part of eyeball

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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