The SLC4A11 gene, which codes for sodium bicarbonate transporter-like protein 11, has been previously associated with autosomal recessive congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED2) which is also classified as a primary defect of the corneal endothelium. The gene discussed is SLC4A11; the disease is congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy of cornea.