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Start free with EleplanShort stature-optic atrophy-Pelger-Huët anomaly syndrome
ORPHA:391677Malformation syndrome
Also called SOPH syndrome
What it is
A rare, genetic, developmental defect during embryogenesis malformation syndrome characterized by severe postnatal growth retardation, craniofacial dysmorphism, which includes a progeroid facial appearance, brachycephaly with hypoplasia of the frontal and parietal tubers and a flat occipital area, narrow forehead, prominent glabella, small orbit, slight bilateral exophthalmos, straight nose, hypoplastic cheekbones, long philtrum and thin lips, skeletal abnormalities (i.e. micromelia, brachydactyly, and severe short stature with short limbs), normal intelligence, Pelger-Huët anomaly of leukocytes, loose skin with decreased tissue turgor, and bilateral optic atrophy with loss of color vision and visual acuity. Recurrent liver failure triggered by fever has been occasionally reported. Radiographs may evidence delayed bone age, late ossification and/or osteoporosis.
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.
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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