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Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome



Other Names:
OPPG; OPS; Osteogenesis imperfecta ocular form; OPPG; OPS; Osteogenesis imperfecta ocular form; Pseudoglioma with bone fragility; Osteoporosis pseudoglioma syndrome See More
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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: 2788

Definition
Osteoporosis pseudoglioma syndrome is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by congenital or infancy-onset blindness and severe juvenile-onset osteoporosis and spontaneous fractures.

Epidemiology
The estimated prevalence is 1/2 000 000.

Clinical description
Additional clinical manifestations may include microphthalmos, abnormalities of the iris, lens or vitreous, cataracts, short stature, microcephaly, ligamental laxity, mental retardation and hypotonia.

Etiology
The disease is caused by mutations in the low-density lipoprotein receptor related protein 5 gene (LRP5).

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Last updated: 3/1/2006

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
Increased susceptibility to fractures
Abnormal susceptibility to fractures
Bone fragility
Frequent broken bones
Increased bone fragility
Increased tendency to fractures
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0002659
Osteoporosis 0000939
30%-79% of people have these symptoms
Angle closure glaucoma 0012109
Congenital blindness
Blindness present at birth
0007875
Corneal opacity 0007957
Crumpled long bones 0006367
Exudative retinopathy 0007898
Exudative vitreoretinopathy 0030490
Infantile muscular hypotonia
Decreased muscle tone in infant
0008947
Joint laxity
Joint instability
Lax joints
Loose-jointedness
Loosejointedness
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0001388
Loss of ability to walk 0006957
Low serum calcitriol 0012052
Metaphyseal widening
Broad wide portion of long bone
0003016
Osteopenia 0000938
Retinal detachment
Detached retina
0000541
Severely reduced visual acuity
Marked vision impairment
Severe visual impairment
Severely impaired vision
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0001141
Waddling gait
'Waddling' gait
Waddling walk
[ more ]
0002515
5%-29% of people have these symptoms
Abnormality of the femoral neck or head region
Abnormal neck or head of thigh bone
0003366
Congenital nystagmus 0006934
Delayed gross motor development
Delayed motor skills
0002194
Delayed speech and language development
Deficiency of speech development
Delayed language development
Delayed speech
Delayed speech acquisition
Delayed speech development
Impaired speech and language development
Impaired speech development
Language delay
Language delayed
Language development deficit
Late-onset speech development
Poor language development
Speech and language delay
Speech and language difficulties
Speech delay
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0000750
Frontal bossing 0002007
Global developmental delay 0001263
Microphthalmia
Abnormally small eyeball
0000568
Short stature
Decreased body height
Small stature
[ more ]
0004322
Visual acuity light perception with projection 0030551
Wormian bones
Extra bones within cranial sutures
0002645
1%-4% of people have these symptoms
Abnormality of cardiovascular system morphology 0030680
Blue sclerae
Whites of eyes are a bluish-gray color
0000592
Isosexual precocious puberty 0008236
Moderately reduced visual acuity
Moderate visual impairment
0030515
Preauricular skin tag 0000384
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO
Absent anterior chamber of the eye 0008037
Autosomal recessive inheritance 0000007
Barrel-shaped chest
Barrel chest
0001552
Blindness 0000618
Cataract
Clouding of the lens of the eye
Cloudy lens
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0000518
Generalized hypotonia
Decreased muscle tone
Low muscle tone
[ more ]
0001290
Glioma 0009733
Intellectual disability, mild
Mental retardation, borderline-mild
Mild and nonprogressive mental retardation
Mild mental retardation
[ more ]
0001256
Iris atrophy
Iris degeneration
0001089
Joint hypermobility
Double-Jointed
Flexible joints
Increased mobility of joints
[ more ]
0001382
Kyphoscoliosis 0002751
Microcephaly
Abnormally small skull
Decreased circumference of cranium
Decreased size of skull
Reduced head circumference
Small head circumference
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0000252
Muscular hypotonia
Low or weak muscle tone
0001252
Pathologic fracture
Spontaneous fracture
0002756
Phthisis bulbi 0000667
Platyspondyly
Flattened vertebrae
0000926
Ventricular septal defect
Hole in heart wall separating two lower heart chambers
0001629
Vitreoretinopathy 0007773
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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


Research helps us better understand diseases and can lead to advances in diagnosis and treatment. This section provides resources to help you learn about medical research and ways to get involved.

Clinical Research Resources

  • ClinicalTrials.gov lists trials that are related to Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome. Click on the link to go to ClinicalTrials.gov to read descriptions of these studies.

    Please note: Studies listed on the ClinicalTrials.gov website are listed for informational purposes only; being listed does not reflect an endorsement by GARD or the NIH. We strongly recommend that you talk with a trusted healthcare provider before choosing to participate in any clinical study.

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.

Where to Start

  • Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.

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 Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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