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Mac Dermot Winter syndrome



Other Names:
Prominent glabella microcephaly hypogenitalism; Macdermot-Winter 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: 2083

Definition
Prominent glabella ? microcephaly ? hypogenitalism is a very rare syndrome described in two sibs and characterized by prenatal onset of growth deficiency, microcephaly, hypoplastic genitalia, and birth onset of convulsions.

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Last updated: 2/1/2012

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 hair pattern
Abnormal distribution of hair
0010720
Cognitive impairment
Abnormality of cognition
Cognitive abnormality
Cognitive defects
Cognitive deficits
Intellectual impairment
Mental impairment
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0100543
Cryptorchidism
Undescended testes
Undescended testis
[ more ]
0000028
Dolichocephaly
Long, narrow head
Tall and narrow skull
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0000268
Global developmental delay 0001263
Highly arched eyebrow
Arched eyebrows
Broad, arched eyebrows
High, rounded eyebrows
High-arched eyebrows
Thick, flared eyebrows
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0002553
Hypertonia 0001276
Hypoplasia of penis
Underdeveloped penis
0008736
Intrauterine growth retardation
Prenatal growth deficiency
Prenatal growth retardation
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0001511
Macrotia
Large ears
0000400
Microcephaly
Abnormally small skull
Decreased circumference of cranium
Decreased size of skull
Reduced head circumference
Small head circumference
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0000252
Micrognathia
Little lower jaw
Small jaw
Small lower jaw
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0000347
Overfolded helix
Overfolded ears
0000396
Posteriorly rotated ears
Ears rotated toward back of head
0000358
Prominent glabella
Prominent area between the eyebrows
Protruding area between the eyebrows
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0002057
Prominent nasal bridge
Elevated nasal bridge
High nasal bridge
Prominent bridge of nose
Prominent nasal root
Protruding bridge of nose
Protruding nasal bridge
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0000426
Scrotal hypoplasia
Smaller than typical growth of scrotum
0000046
Seizure 0001250
Short nose
Decreased length of nose
Shortened nose
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0003196
Short palpebral fissure
Short opening between the eyelids
0012745
Wide intermamillary distance
Wide-spaced nipples
Widely spaced nipples
Widely-spaced nipples
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0006610
30%-79% of people have these symptoms
Abnormality of the voice
Voice abnormality
0001608
Bilateral single transverse palmar creases 0007598
Brachydactyly
Short fingers or toes
0001156
Camptodactyly of finger
Permanent flexion of the finger
0100490
Hydronephrosis 0000126
Short neck
Decreased length of neck
0000470
Thickened nuchal skin fold
Thickened skin folds of neck
Thickened skin over the neck
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0000474
Underdeveloped nasal alae
Underdeveloped tissue around nostril
0000430
Ventriculomegaly 0002119
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO
Autosomal recessive inheritance 0000007
Death in infancy
Infantile death
Lethal in infancy
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0001522
Frontal upsweep of hair
Cowlick
Frontal Cowlick
Upswept frontal hair
[ more ]
0002236
Hypoplastic male external genitalia
Small male external genitalia
Underdeveloped male genitalia
[ more ]
0000050
Low anterior hairline
Low frontal hairline
Low-set frontal hairline
[ more ]
0000294
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Last updated: 7/1/2020

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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 Mac Dermot Winter syndrome. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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