Orphanet: Lethal polymalformative syndrome, Boissel type
x

Search for a rare disease

* (*) mandatory field

Other search option(s)

Suggest an update

(*) Required fields.

Attention

Only comments seeking to improve the quality and accuracy of information on the Orphanet website are accepted. For all other comments, please send your remarks via contact us. Only comments written in English can be processed.

Orphanet doesn't provide personalised answers. To get in touch with the Orphanet team, please contact

Information provided in your contribution (including your email address) will be stocked in .CSV files that will be sent as an email to Orphanet's teams. These emails might be conserved in the teams' mailboxes, in our backoffice servers but will not be registered in our databases (for more information see our section General Data Protection Regulation and data privacy (GDPR) and Confidentiality).

Captcha image

Lethal polymalformative syndrome, Boissel type

Disease definition

Lethal polymalformative syndrome, Boissel type is a rare, genetic, lethal, multiple congenital anomalies/dysmorphic syndrome characterized by failure to thrive, severe developmental delay, severe postanatal microcephaly, frequent congenital cardiac defects and characteristic facial dysmorphysm (including coarse face with anteverted nostrils, thin vermillion, prominent alveolar ridge and retro- or micrognatia). Additional common features include neurologic abnormalities (hyper-/hypotonia, sensorineural deafness, hydrocephalus, cerebral atrophy, seizures), as well as brachydactyly, cutis marmorata and genital anomalies.

ORPHA:210144

Classification level: Disorder
  • Synonym(s): -
  • Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000
  • Inheritance: Autosomal recessive 
  • Age of onset: Infancy, Neonatal
  • ICD-10: Q87.8
  • OMIM: 612938
  • UMLS: C2752001
  • MeSH: -
  • GARD: -
  • MedDRA: -
The documents contained in this web site are presented for information purposes only. The material is in no way intended to replace professional medical care by a qualified specialist and should not be used as a basis for diagnosis or treatment.