Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare congenital ectodermal dysplasia characterized by the association of hyperkeratotic skin lesions, moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss and vascularizing keratitis. Mutations in the GJB2 gene coding for connexin 26, a component of gap junctions in epithelial cells, have been observed in several KID patients. Variable ocular manifestations of the disease in 3 patients with molecular genetically confirmed KID syndrome are reported.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.07.034
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