Blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus…

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Blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome plus

ORPHA:572333Malformation syndrome

Also called 3q23 microdeletion syndrome · BPES plus

What it is

A rare disorder of the ocular adnexa characterized by an extended phenotype of blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus and telecanthus syndrome (BPES). When BPES is caused by a microdeletion encompassing other genes in addition to the causative gene FOXL2, the patient has additional features including intellectual disability, external genital anomaly, spastic diplegia, and speech delay. Acquired microcephaly can also be observed.

Key facts

Age of onset
Antenatal
Classified as
Malformation syndrome

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

Gene

FOXL2Role in the phenotype of

ICD-10 codes

Q10.3filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 12 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Cross-references

MONDO 0035521UMLS C5437588

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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