FECD3 TCF4
Disease ID
FECD3
Gene ID
TCF4
Updated
Jun 4, 2025
v2.4.3
v2.4.3
Disease
Name
Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy 3
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant Description
Prevalence
4.5 100
Locus
Details
Alleles
Ref. Motif
CAG
Pathogenic (ref.)
CAG
Pathogenic (gene)
CTG
gnomAD
Pathogenic Genotype (%): % of individuals predicted to be affected based on their genotype
References
Direct supporting references for info on this page.
3
E2-2 protein and Fuchs's corneal dystrophy.
Keith H,Baratz, Nirubol,Tosakulwong, Euijung,Ryu, William L,Brown, Kari,Branham, Wei,Chen, Khoa D,Tran, Katharina E,Schmid-Kubista, John R,Heckenlively, Anand,Swaroop, Goncalo,Abecasis, Kent R,Bailey, Albert O,Edwards
The New England journal of medicine · 2010-08-25
pmid:208253144
Clinical study of Fuchs corneal endothelial dystrophy leading to penetrating keratoplasty: a 30-year experience.
Natalie A,Afshari, Aaron B,Pittard, Adnan,Siddiqui, Gordon K,Klintworth
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) · 2006-06-01
pmid:167698295
Prevalence of Transcription Factor 4 Gene Triplet Repeat Expansion Associated with Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy in the United States and Global Populations.
Xunzhi,Zhang, Ashwani,Kumar, Xin,Gong, Chao,Xing, V Vinod,Mootha
Ophthalmology science · 2024-08-30
pmid:396696946
Pharmacological profile of non-hydroxylated and ether derivatives of the potent D2-selective agonist N-0437.
J M,Jansen, I,den Daas, H,Rollema, P J,Swart, P G,Tepper, J B,de Vries, A S,Horn
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 1991-02-01
pmid:16768297
Replication of the TCF4 intronic variant in late-onset Fuchs corneal dystrophy and evidence of independence from the FCD2 locus.
S Amer,Riazuddin, Elyse J,McGlumphy, William S,Yeo, Jiangxia,Wang, Nicholas,Katsanis, John D,Gottsch
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2011-04-27
pmid:212453988
Transcriptional Profiling of Patients With Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy With and Without Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion in TCF4.
Tatsuya,Nakagawa, Yuichi,Tokuda, Masakazu,Nakano, Ayana,Tateishi, Mari,Yasunaga, Theofilos,Tourtas, Ursula,Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Friedrich,Kruse, Kei,Tashiro, Noriko,Koizumi, Naoki,Okumura
Cornea · 2025-02-25
pmid:399989659
Resources for Genetics Professionals — Genetic Disorders Caused by Nucleotide Repeat Expansions and Contractions
Stephanie E.,Wallace, Lora JH,Bean
GeneReviews® [Internet] · 2022-10-20
genereviews:NBK53514810
Comprehensive assessment of genetic variants within TCF4 in Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy.
Eric D,Wieben, Ross A,Aleff, Bruce W,Eckloff, Elizabeth J,Atkinson, Saurabh,Baheti, Sumit,Middha, William L,Brown, Sanjay V,Patel, Jean-Pierre A,Kocher, Keith H,Baratz
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2014-08-28
pmid:2516890311
RNA toxicity and missplicing in the common eye disease fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.
Jintang,Du, Ross A,Aleff, Elisabetta,Soragni, Krishna,Kalari, Jinfu,Nie, Xiaojia,Tang, Jaime,Davila, Jean-Pierre,Kocher, Sanjay V,Patel, Joel M,Gottesfeld, Keith H,Baratz, Eric D,Wieben
The Journal of biological chemistry · 2015-01-15
pmid:2559332112
Sequence composition changes in short tandem repeats: heterogeneity, detection, mechanisms and clinical implications.
Indhu-Shree,Rajan-Babu, Egor,Dolzhenko, Michael A,Eberle, Jan M,Friedman
Nature reviews. Genetics · 2024-03-11
pmid:3846778413
A common trinucleotide repeat expansion within the transcription factor 4 (TCF4, E2-2) gene predicts Fuchs corneal dystrophy.
Eric D,Wieben, Ross A,Aleff, Nirubol,Tosakulwong, Malinda L,Butz, W Edward,Highsmith, Albert O,Edwards, Keith H,Baratz
PloS one · 2012-11-21
pmid:23185296Additional Literature
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Associations between measures of oestrogen exposure and severity of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.
Redion B,Petrela, Chandra Divyash,Chhetri, Ahmad,Najafi, Zhaoqi,Zhang, Tommy,A Rinkoski, Eric D,Wieben, Michael P,Fautsch, Saptarshi,Chakraborty, Amy,E Millen, Sangita P,Patel
BMJ open ophthalmology · 2025-05-14
pmid:40374208TCF4 expansion-associated loss of FN1 intron retention drives extracellular matrix accumulation in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.
Soichiro,Inagaki, Taichi,Yuasa, Theofilos,Tourtas, Ursula,Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Friedrich,Kruse, Noriko,Koizumi, Naoki,Okumura
Experimental eye research · 2025-04-21
pmid:40268158Involvement of TGF-β signaling pathway-associated genes in the corneal endothelium of patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.
Tatsuya,Nakagawa, Tetsuro,Honda, Soichiro,Inagaki, Taichi,Yuasa, Theofilos,Tourtas, Ursula,Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Friedrich,Kruse, Ines,Aouimeur, Hanielle,Vaitinadapoule, Gauthier,Travers, Zhiguo,He, Philippe,Gain, Noriko,Koizumi, Gilles,Thuret, Naoki,Okumura
Experimental eye research · 2025-03-11
pmid:40081749The TCF4 Gene Regulates Apoptosis of Corneal Endothelial Cells in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy.
Tatsuya,Nakagawa, Tetsuro,Honda, Taichi,Yuasa, Go,Nishiuchi, Masakazu,Sato, Ayumi,Tokunaga, Makiko,Nakahara, Theofilos,Tourtas, Ursula,Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Friedrich,Kruse, Prema,Padmanabhan, Amit,Chatterjee, Gajanan,Sathe, Vivek,Ghose, Narayanan,Janakiraman, Derek J,Blake, Noriko,Koizumi, Sailaja,Elchuri, Naoki,Okumura
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025-03-03
pmid:40048186Insights into the causes and consequences of DNA repeat expansions from 700,000 biobank participants.
Margaux L A,Hujoel, Robert E,Handsaker, Nolan,Kamitaki, Ronen E,Mukamel, Simone,Rubinacci, Pier F,Palamara, Steven A,McCarroll, Po-Ru,Loh
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024-11-26
pmid:39651202TCF4 trinucleotide repeat expansions and UV irradiation increase susceptibility to ferroptosis in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.
Sanjib,Saha, Jessica M,Skeie, Gregory A,Schmidt, Tim,Eggleston, Hanna,Shevalye, Christopher S,Sales, Pornpoj,Phruttiwanichakun, Apurva,Dusane, Matthew G,Field, Tommy A,Rinkoski, Michael P,Fautsch, Keith H,Baratz, Madhuparna,Roy, Albert S,Jun, Chandler,Pendleton, Aliasger K,Salem, Mark A,Greiner
Redox biology · 2024-09-10
pmid:39332053Change in Visual Acuity of Patients With Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Over 1 Year.
Oliver,Dorado-Cortez, Emmanuel,Crouzet, Marie Caroline,Trone, Philippe,Gain, Zhiguo,He, Hanielle,Vaitinadapoule, Marielle,Mentek, Frédéric,Mascarelli, Sylvain,Poinard, Mari,Yasunaga, Go,Nishiuchi, Noriko,Koizumi, Naoki,Okumura, Gilles,Thuret
Cornea · 2024-07-09
pmid:39288343Tissue-specific TCF4 triplet repeat instability revealed by optical genome mapping.
Christina,Zarouchlioti, Stephanie,Efthymiou, Stefano,Facchini, Natalia,Dominik, Nihar,Bhattacharyya, Siyin,Liu, Marcos Abreu,Costa, Anita,Szabo, Amanda N,Sadan, Albert S,Jun, Enrico,Bugiardini, Henry,Houlden, Andrea,Cortese, Pavlina,Skalicka, Lubica,Dudakova, Kirithika,Muthusamy, Michael E,Cheetham, Alison J,Hardcastle, Petra,Liskova, Stephen J,Tuft, Alice E,Davidson
EBioMedicine · 2024-09-14
pmid:39278108Increased Risk of Glaucoma in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Is Independent of TCF4 Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion.
Chao,Xing, Sara,Schultis, Vladyslav,Bondar, Xin,Gong, Jess T,Whitson, V Vinod,Mootha
Cornea · 2024-09-03
pmid:39231626