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Microphthalmia, Lenz type
Disease definition
A rare X-linked inherited form of syndromic microphthalmia characterized by unilateral or bilateral microphthalmia (and/or clinical anophthalmia) with or without coloboma in addition to a range of extraocular manifestations such as microcephaly, malformed ears, dental abnormalities (i.e. irregular shape of incisors), skeletal anomalies (duplicated thumbs, syndactyly, clinodactyly, camptodactyly), urogenital anomalies (hypospadias, cryptorchidism, renal dysgenesis, hydroureter) and mild to severe intellectual disability. It is allelic to two disorders: oculofaciocardiodental syndrome and premature aging appearance-developmental delay-cardiac arrhythmia syndrome.
ORPHA:568
Classification level: DisorderA summary on this disease is available in Deutsch (2005) Italiano (2005) Español (2014) Français (2014) Nederlands (2014) Polski ()
Detailed information
Guidelines
- Clinical practice guidelines
- Français (2022) - PNDS
Disease review articles
- Clinical genetics review
- English (2014) - GeneReviews
Genetic Testing
- Guidance for genetic testing
- English (2020) - Eur J Hum Genet


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