Marcus-Gunn syndrome

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Marcus-Gunn syndrome

ORPHA:91412Disease

Also called Jaw-winking syndrome · Mandibulo-palpebral synkinesis-ptosis syndrome · Marcus-Gunn phenomenon

What it is

A rare ophthalmic disorder characterized by congenital ptosis associated with pterygoid-levator synkinesis (also called jaw-winking).

Key facts

Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Classified as
Disease

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.

ICD-10 codes

Q07.8filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 14 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.

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

GARD 6972MEDDRA 10064583MESH C535908MONDO 0007946OMIM 154600UMLS C0266521

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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