Microcephaly-micromelia syndrome

What it is

A rare genetic multiple congenital anomalies/dysmorphic syndrome characterized by severe intrauterine growth retardation, profound microcephaly, dysmorphic craniofacial features (such as craniosynostosis and distinctive facial appearance with short palpebral fissures, broad and beaked nose, microstomia, micrognathia, low-set ears, and short neck), and variable malformations of the limbs, especially the arms. Cardiac, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary anomalies have also been reported. Brain imaging shows gray and white matter abnormalities and hypoplastic or absent corpus callosum. The disease is commonly fatal in the fetal to neonatal period due to respiratory failure.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Antenatal

Inheritance

Autosomal recessive

Classified as

Clinical subtype

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.

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