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Autosomal recessive distal osteolysis syndrome



Other Names:
Osteolysis, distal, with short stature, mental retardation, and characteristic facial appearance; Distal osteolysis-short stature-intellectual disability syndrome; Recessive osteolysis syndrome; Osteolysis, distal, with short stature, mental retardation, and characteristic facial appearance; Distal osteolysis-short stature-intellectual disability syndrome; Recessive osteolysis syndrome; Petit-Fryns syndrome See More
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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
Abnormality of the dentition
Abnormal dentition
Abnormal teeth
Dental abnormality
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0000164
Broad nasal tip
Broad tip of nose
Broad, upturned nose
Increased breadth of nasal tip
Increased breadth of tip of nose
Increased width of nasal tip
Increased width of tip of nose
Nasal tip, broad
Nasal tip, wide
Wide tip of nose
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0000455
Hypoplasia of the maxilla
Decreased size of maxilla
Decreased size of upper jaw
Maxillary deficiency
Maxillary retrusion
Small maxilla
Small upper jaw
Small upper jaw bones
Upper jaw deficiency
Upper jaw retrusion
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0000327
Intellectual disability, mild
Mental retardation, borderline-mild
Mild and nonprogressive mental retardation
Mild mental retardation
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0001256
Midface retrusion
Decreased size of midface
Midface deficiency
Underdevelopment of midface
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0011800
Osteolysis
Breakdown of bone
0002797
Proptosis
Bulging eye
Eyeballs bulging out
Prominent eyes
Prominent globes
Protruding eyes
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0000520
Short distal phalanx of finger
Short outermost finger bone
0009882
Short stature
Decreased body height
Small stature
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0004322
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO
Abnormality of the foot
Abnormal feet morphology
Abnormality of the feet
Foot deformities
Foot deformity
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0001760
Autosomal recessive inheritance 0000007
Distal radial epiphyseal osteolysis 0006449
Elbow flexion contracture
Contractures of elbows
Elbow contracture
Elbow contractures
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0002987
Intellectual disability
Mental deficiency
Mental retardation
Mental retardation, nonspecific
Mental-retardation
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0001249
Juvenile onset
Signs and symptoms begin before 15 years of age
0003621
Knee flexion contracture 0006380
Metacarpal osteolysis 0001504
Osteolytic defects of the distal phalanges of the hand 0009839
Osteolytic defects of the middle phalanges of the hand 0009847
Osteolytic defects of the proximal phalanges of the hand 0009855
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Last updated: 7/1/2020

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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 Autosomal recessive distal osteolysis syndrome. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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