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

8q24.3 microdeletion syndrome

Disease definition

A multiple congenital anomalies/dysmorphic - intellectual disability syndrome characterized by feeding problems, growth retardation, microcephaly, developmental delay, digital and vertebral anomalies, joint laxity/dislocation, cardiac and renal defects, and dysmorphic facial features (including plagiocephaly, prominent forehead, bitemporal narrowing, bilateral coloboma, epicanthal folds, malformations of the outer and middle ear, wide nasal bridge, anteverted nares, prominent and bulbous nose tip, long philtrum, thin lips, high and narrow palate, micrognathia with prognathism/retrognathism, full cheeks, and short, broad neck). Additional variable manifestations include obstructive apneas, recurrent pneumonia, and seizures.

ORPHA:508488

Classification level: Disorder
  • Synonym(s):
    • Del(8)(q24.3)
    • Deletion 8q24.3
    • Monosomy 8q24.3
    • Verheij syndrome
  • Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000
  • Inheritance: -
  • Age of onset: Antenatal, Neonatal
  • ICD-10: Q93.5
  • OMIM: 615583
  • UMLS: C3810023
  • MeSH: -
  • GARD: -
  • MedDRA: -

Detailed information

General public

ERN produced/endorsed by ERN(s)   FSMR produced/endorsed by FSMR(s)
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.