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ORPHA:1401Malformation syndrome
Also called Baughman syndrome · CHANDS · Curly hair-ankyloblepharon-nail dysplasia syndrome
What it is
A rare ectodermal dysplasia syndrome characterized by the association of sparse, woolly, curly hair, ankyloblepharon, and nail dysplasia. Additional reported features include abnormal oral frenula, bifid tongue, lip pits, adhesions between upper and lower lips, hypertelorism and flat nasal bridge, alveolar synechia, and imperforate vagina.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Neonatal
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Classified as
- Malformation syndrome
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Signs and symptoms
Very common80–99%
3- AnkyloblepharonDiagnostic criterion
- Curly hairDiagnostic criterion
- Nail dysplasiaDiagnostic criterion
Common30–79%
14These 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.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
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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