Oculogastrointestinal-neurodevelopmental syndrome

What it is

A rare multiple congenital anomalies/dysmorphic syndrome characterized by eye abnormalities (including unilateral/bilateral microphthalmia, coloboma, unilateral ptosis and lens opacity) in addition to failure to thrive, renal anomalies (mainly horseshoe kidney, however ureteral-pelvic junction dysfunction and vesicoureteral reflux were also reported), imperforate anus and global developmental delay. Majority of the patients also present with hearing impairment, cardiac anomalies and dysmorphic features (triangular face, hypoplastic alae nasi, beaked nose, and small pointed chin).

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Infancy, 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.

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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