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Acrofacial dysostosis Catania type



Other Names:
AFD Catania type; ACD; Opitz Mollica Sorge syndrome
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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: 1786

Definition
A very rare acrofacialdysostosis characterized by mild intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), postnatal short stature, microcephaly, widow's peak, mandibulofacial dysostosis without cleft palate, frequent caries, mild pre- and postaxial limb hypoplasia with brachydactyly, mild interdigital webbing, simian creases, inguinal hernia and cryptorchidism and hypospadias in males.

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Last updated: 9/1/2015

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 palate morphology
Abnormality of the palate
Abnormality of the roof of the mouth
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0000174
Brachydactyly
Short fingers or toes
0001156
Carious teeth
Dental cavities
Tooth cavities
Tooth decay
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0000670
Downslanted palpebral fissures
Downward slanting of the opening between the eyelids
0000494
Finger syndactyly 0006101
High forehead 0000348
Hypoplasia of the zygomatic bone
Cheekbone underdevelopment
Decreased size of cheekbone
Underdevelopment of cheekbone
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0010669
Intellectual disability, mild
Mental retardation, borderline-mild
Mild and nonprogressive mental retardation
Mild mental retardation
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0001256
Microcephaly
Abnormally small skull
Decreased circumference of cranium
Decreased size of skull
Reduced head circumference
Small head circumference
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0000252
Microretrognathia
Small retruded chin
0000308
Short nose
Decreased length of nose
Shortened nose
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0003196
Short palm 0004279
Short stature
Decreased body height
Small stature
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0004322
Small hand
Disproportionately small hands
0200055
Smooth philtrum 0000319
30%-79% of people have these symptoms
Abnormal hair pattern
Abnormal distribution of hair
0010720
Bilateral single transverse palmar creases 0007598
Cryptorchidism
Undescended testes
Undescended testis
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0000028
Delayed skeletal maturation
Delayed bone maturation
Delayed skeletal development
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0002750
Feeding difficulties in infancy 0008872
Intrauterine growth retardation
Prenatal growth deficiency
Prenatal growth retardation
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0001511
Low-set, posteriorly rotated ears 0000368
Preauricular pit
Pit in front of the ear
0004467
5%-29% of people have these symptoms
Clinodactyly of the 5th finger
Permanent curving of the pinkie finger
0004209
Coarse hair
Coarse hair texture
0002208
Facial cleft
Cleft of the face
0002006
Hypospadias 0000047
Inguinal hernia 0000023
Pectus excavatum
Funnel chest
0000767
Premature birth
Premature delivery of affected infants
Preterm delivery
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0001622
Reduced number of teeth
Decreased tooth count
0009804
Spina bifida occulta 0003298
Webbed neck
Neck webbing
0000465
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO
Autosomal dominant inheritance 0000006
Mandibulofacial dysostosis 0005321
Single transverse palmar crease 0000954
Widow's peak
Hairline peak
Hairline point
Pointed hairline at front of head
V-shaped frontal hairline
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0000349
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Last updated: 7/1/2020

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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 Acrofacial dysostosis Catania type. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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