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ORPHA:632603Malformation syndrome
What it is
A rare multiple congenital anomalies/dysmorphic syndrome characterized by developmental delay and intellectual disability, epileptic encephalopathy, horseshoe or hypoplastic kidney, failure to thrive, hypertrichosis of the limbs and respiratory problems (including apnea, multicompartmental respiratory disease, intermittent hyperventilation) along with mesomelic dysplasia (Nievergelt/Savarirayan type). Dysmorphic facial features may include microcephaly, synophrys, large nose with prominent nasal tip and low hanging columella, protruding ears, smooth/short philtrum, wide mouth with square upper lip, widely spaced teeth and micrognathia. Strabismus, myopia, cortical visual impairment and hearing loss can also be present.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Infancy, Neonatal
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- 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.
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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