Otopalatodigital syndrome type 2

A severe form of otopalatodigital syndrome spectrum disorder, and is characterized by dysmorphic facies, severe skeletal dysplasia affecting the axial and appendicular skeleton, extraskeletal anomalies (including malformations of the brain, heart, genitourinary system, and intestine) and poor survival.

Micromelia

The presence of abnormally small extremities.


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PMID (PMCID)
17009344
FEMALE Adult
A new osteochondrodysplasia with severe osteopenia, preaxial polydactyly, clefting and dysmorphic features resembling filamin-related disorders.
Colombani M, Laurent N, Le Merrer M, Delezoide AL, Thauvin-Robinet C, Huet F, Sagot P, Couvreur S, Rousseau T, Robertson SP, Faivre L.
Prenat Diagn. 2006;26(12):1151-5.
A diagnosis of otopalatodigital syndrome type 2, associated with mutations in FLNA, a gene encoding the cytoskeletal protein filamin A, was considered but discarded due to the severity of micromelia, early lethality, and the presence of generalised osteopenia instead of hyperostosis.