Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterite
Genetic Disorder Database

Nanophthalmos 2

Disorder
OMIM #: #609549  (Click to access OMIM database)
Disorder: Nanophthalmos 2 
Also known as: Nanophthalmos, autosomal recessive, NNO2 
Clinical
Phenotype: extreme hyperopia, visual axis is short with lensing components too close to the retina, thickening of both the choroidal vascular bed and scleral coat 
Seen In: Amish
Old Order Mennonite
Old Colony Mennonite
Unknown/Other Mennonite
Hutterite
Remarks: Autosomal recessive 
Mutations
1   Amish  
Gene: MFRP
Base Change: c.1150dupC
Amino Acid Change: p.His384Profs*8
Last updated: 2022-11-10 

References
Cross HE, Yoder F. (1976) Familial nanophthalmos. Am J Ophthal 81:300-306.
PubMed ID: 1258954 
Sundin OH, Leppert GS, Silva ED, Yang J-M, Dharmaraj S, Maumenee IH, Santos LC, Parsa CF, Traboulsi EI, Broman KW, DiBernardo C, Suness JS, Toy J, Weinberg EM. (2005) Extreme hyperopia is the result of null mutations in MFRP, which encodes a frizzled-related protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci 102:9553-9558.
PubMed ID: 15976030 

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