HGF, hepatocyte growth factor, 3082

N. diseases: 671; N. variants: 22
Disease: Microphthalmos ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0026010
Disease: Microphthalmos
Microphthalmos 		0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The membrane frizzled-related protein (MFRP) gene is involved in axial length (AL) regulation and MFRP mutations cause nanophthalmos; also, the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene is reported to result in morphologic changes of the anterior segment and abnormal aqueous regulation that increases the risk of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), while the zinc ring finger 3 (ZNRF3) gene is associated with AL. 30348125 2018