Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Overgrowth
General overgrowth
HP:0001548
What it means
Excessive postnatal growth which may comprise increased weight, increased length, and/or increased head circumference.
Rare diseases that can present with this15
Always100%
2Very common80–99%
6Sometimes5–29%
4- Kagami-Ogata syndrome
- Kagami-Ogata syndrome due to maternal 14q32.2 hypermethylation
- Neurodevelopmental disorder-craniofacial dysmorphism-cardiac defect-skeletal anomalies syndrome due to 9q21.3 microdeletion
- Neurodevelopmental disorder-craniofacial dysmorphism-cardiac defect-skeletal anomalies syndrome due to a point mutation
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Generalised overgrowth · Generalized overgrowth
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