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popliteal pterygium syndrome

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (2)
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Tbio

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Mondo Description A rare, autosomal dominant inherited syndrome caused by mutations in the IRF6 gene. It is characterized by the presence of cleft palate, cleft lip, pits in the lower lip, web behind the knee (popliteal pterygium), syndactyly, cryptorchidism, scrotal malformation, and hypoplasia of the labia majora.
Uniprot Description An autosomal dominant disorder characterized by oro-facial, skin and genital anomalies. Expressivity is variable. Clinical features include cleft lip/palate, lower lip cysts, syngnathia, congenital ankyloblepharon filiforme in some cases, bifid scrotum, hypoplastic scrotum, hypoplastic uterus, talipes equinovarus.
Disease Ontology Description An autosomal dominant disease characterized by abnormal development of the face, skin and genitals. Clinical expressions of the disease include cleft lip, with or without cleft palate, contractures of the lower extremities, abnormal external genitalia, syndactyly of fingers and/or toes, and a pyramidal skin fold over the hallux nail. It has material basis in mutations in the IRF6 gene on chromosome 1.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0017435:  popliteal pterygium syndrome
MESH:C562509: 
NCIT:C118786: 
Orphanet:294963: 
SCTID:66783006: 
UMLS:C0265259: