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postaxial acrofacial dysostosis (Miller syndrome)
Epidemiology:
- very rare disorder
- ~ 30 reported cases
Genetics:
- associated with defects in DHODH
Clinical manifestations:
- severe micrognathia
- cleft lip &/or cleft palate
- hypoplasia or aplasia of the posterior aspect of the limbs
- coloboma of the eyelids & supernumerary nipples
Notes:
- gene identified by exome sequencing [2]
General
dysostosis (dysosteogenesis)
genetic disease of bone/skeletal system
Database Correlations
OMIM 263750
References
- OMIM :accession 263750
- Ng SB et al
Exome sequencing identifies the cause of a mendelian disorder.
Nat Genet. 2010 Jan;42(1):30-5. Epub 2009 Nov 13
PMID: 19915526