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Start free with EleplanDistal deletion 17q syndrome
ORPHA:1597Malformation syndrome
Also called Distal monosomy 17q · Monosomy 17qter · Telomeric deletion 17q
What it is
A partial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 17 characterized by hypotonia, growth delay, severe global developmental delay, microcephaly, seizures, congenital heart anomalies, hand and foot anomalies (syndactyly, symphalangism) and dysmorphic facial features, including round face, hypertelorism, upslanting palpebral fissures, and micrognathia. Reported deletions involve regions 17q21-q24.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Antenatal, Neonatal
- Inheritance
- Not applicable, Unknown
- Classified as
- Malformation syndrome
Signs and symptoms
Very common80–99%
31- Abnormal cardiac septum morphology
- Abnormal dermatoglyphics
- Abnormal form of the vertebral bodies
- Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Abnormality of the hip bone
- Abnormality of the philtrum
- Abnormal metacarpal morphology
- Abnormal thumb morphology
- Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the thumb
- Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the uvula
- Asymmetric growth
- Bilateral single transverse palmar creases
- Deviation of finger
- Hepatomegaly
- Hypertelorism
- Melanocytic nevus
- Microcephaly
- Micromelia
- Microtia
- Narrow mouth
- Optic atrophy
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Posteriorly rotated ears
- Premature birth
- Prominent metopic ridge
- Respiratory insufficiency
- Short stature
- Short thorax
- Small hand
- Upper limb asymmetry
- Upslanted palpebral fissure
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.
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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