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MAMMALIAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Mouse Adult Gross Anatomy Ontology and Mammalian Phenotype Ontology are downloaded weekly from the Mouse Genome Informatics databases at Jackson Laboratories (ftp://ftp.informatics.jax.org/pub/reports/index.html). For more information about these ontologies, see the MGI Publications Page at http://www.informatics.jax.org/mgihome/other/publications.shtml.

Term:Meibomian gland inflammation
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Accession:MP:0013392 term browser browse the term
Definition:local accumulation of fluid, plasma proteins, and leukocytes in the meibum-secreting modified lobulated sebaceous glands located at the rim of the eyelids inside the tarsal plate; chronic Meibomian gland inflammation can lead to a lump in the eyelid known as a Meibomian gland cyst (aka chalazion)
Synonyms:exact_synonym: meibomianitis;   meibomitis;   posterior blepharitis



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Symbol Object Name Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Hr lysine demethylase and nuclear receptor corepressor IAGP MGI PMID:24845637 NCBI chr14:70,789,644...70,810,988
Ensembl chr14:70,789,652...70,810,988
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G Sod1 superoxide dismutase 1, soluble IAGP MGI PMID:25036096 NCBI chr16:90,017,650...90,023,221
Ensembl chr16:90,017,642...90,023,217
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  mammalian phenotype 16963
    vision/eye phenotype 3150
      abnormal eye physiology 715
        eye inflammation 96
          blepharitis 32
            Meibomian gland inflammation 2
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  mammalian phenotype 16963
    immune system phenotype 5709
      abnormal immune system physiology 3489
        abnormal inflammatory response 1808
          increased inflammatory response 1539
            eye inflammation 96
              blepharitis 32
                Meibomian gland inflammation 2
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