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Start free with EleplanBlepharophimosis-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
Common30–79%
8These 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
ICD-10 codes
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
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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