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Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-craniosynostosis-cleft palate-cataracts-intellectual disability syndrome
Disease definition
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia Nishimura type is characterized by spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, craniosynostosis, cataracts, cleft palate and intellectual deficit.
ORPHA:163649
Classification level: DisorderSummary
Epidemiology
The syndrome has been described in four Japanese sibs (three brothers and one sister born to nonconsanguineous parents).
Clinical description
Most clinical manifestations are evident at birth, but skeletal changes and cataracts may become evident during early childhood.
Genetic counseling
Autosomal recessive inheritance has been suggested.
A summary on this disease is available in Español (2009) Nederlands (2009)
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