EFNA5, ephrin A5, 1946

N. diseases: 66; N. variants: 10
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0086543
Disease: Cataract
Cataract
0.020 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EPHA2) and one of its ligands, ephrin-A5 (EFNA5), have been associated with loss of eye lens transparency, or cataract, - an important cause of visual impairment. 29800803 2018
CUI: C0086543
Disease: Cataract
Cataract
0.020 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Due to this complex expression pattern and the promiscuous interactions between Eph receptors and ephrin ligands, as well as their complex bidirectional signaling pathways, cataracts in ephrin-A5(-/-) or EphA2(-/-) lenses may arise from loss of function or abnormal signaling mechanisms. 28648759 2017