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Grant syndrome


Other Names:
Persistent wormian bones, blue sclerae, mandibular hypoplasia, shallow glenoid fossae and campomelia
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The following summary is from Orphanet, a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs.
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Orpha Number: 2097

Definition
Grant syndrome is a rare osteogenesis imperfecta-like disorder, described in two patients to date, characterized clinically by persistent wormian bones, blue sclera, mandibular hypoplasia, shallow glenoid fossa, and campomelia. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1986.

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Last updated: 5/1/2016

This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.

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HPO ID
80%-99% of people have these symptoms
Abnormal cortical bone morphology 0003103
Blue sclerae
Whites of eyes are a bluish-gray color
0000592
Bowing of the long bones
Bowed long bones
Bowing of long bones
[ more ] 		0006487
Decreased skull ossification
Decreased bone formation of skull
0004331
Frontal bossing 0002007
Joint dislocation
Joint dislocations
Recurrent joint dislocations
[ more ] 		0001373
Joint hyperflexibility
Joints move beyond expected range of motion
0005692
Large fontanelles
Wide fontanelles
0000239
Micrognathia
Little lower jaw
Small jaw
Small lower jaw
[ more ] 		0000347
Wormian bones
Extra bones within cranial sutures
0002645
30%-79% of people have these symptoms
Abnormal palate morphology
Abnormality of the palate
Abnormality of the roof of the mouth
[ more ] 		0000174
Abnormality of pelvic girdle bone morphology
Abnormal shape of pelvic girdle bone
0002644
Abnormality of the glenoid fossa 0011912
Abnormality of the ribs
Rib abnormalities
0000772
Brachycephaly
Short and broad skull
0000248
Depressed nasal bridge
Depressed bridge of nose
Flat bridge of nose
Flat nasal bridge
Flat, nasal bridge
Flattened nasal bridge
Low nasal bridge
Low nasal root
[ more ] 		0005280
Facial asymmetry
Asymmetry of face
Crooked face
Unsymmetrical face
[ more ] 		0000324
Flat face
Flat facial shape
0012368
Large face
Big face
0100729
Muscular hypotonia
Low or weak muscle tone
0001252
Narrow chest
Low chest circumference
Narrow shoulders
[ more ] 		0000774
Open bite
Absence of overlap of upper and lower teeth
Open bite between upper and lower teeth
[ more ] 		0010807
Short stature
Decreased body height
Small stature
[ more ] 		0004322
Skin dimple over apex of long bone angulation 0001024
Sprengel anomaly
High shoulder blade
0000912
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO
Autosomal dominant inheritance 0000006
Down-sloping shoulders
Rounded shoulders
Rounded, sloping shoulders
Sloping shoulders
[ more ] 		0200021
Tibial bowing
Bowed shankbone
Bowed shinbone
[ more ] 		0002982
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Last updated: 7/1/2020

If you need medical advice, you can look for doctors or other healthcare professionals who have experience with this disease. You may find these specialists through advocacy organizations, clinical trials, or articles published in medical journals. You may also want to contact a university or tertiary medical center in your area, because these centers tend to see more complex cases and have the latest technology and treatments.

If you can’t find a specialist in your local area, try contacting national or international specialists. They may be able to refer you to someone they know through conferences or research efforts. Some specialists may be willing to consult with you or your local doctors over the phone or by email if you can't travel to them for care.

You can find more tips in our guide, How to Find a Disease Specialist. We also encourage you to explore the rest of this page to find resources that can help you find specialists.

Healthcare Resources

These resources provide more information about this condition or associated symptoms. The in-depth resources contain medical and scientific language that may be hard to understand. You may want to review these resources with a medical professional.

In-Depth Information

  • The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch’s tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
  • Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 
  • Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
  • PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Grant syndrome. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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