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Aarskog syndrome
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Alternate names
Faciodigitogenital syndrome (FGDY), faciogenital dysplasia, Aarskog disease, Scott Aarskog syndrome
Symptoms
Broad hands and feet, wide set eyes, low set ears, drooping lower lip[1]
Causes
Genetic (X-linked recessive)
An x-linked condition associated in a subset of cases with mutation(s) in the fgd1 gene, encoding a complex signaling protein containing fyve, rhogef, and ph domains.
Clinical features
The condition is usually characterized by distinctive facial features, short stature, skeletal anomalies, shawl scrotum (altered anatomical relationship between the penis and the scrotum) cryptorchidism, and developmental delay.
What are x-linked conditions?
X-linked recessive inheritance relates to conditions associated with mutations in genes on the X chromosome.
How are x-linked conditions inherited?
- A male carrying such a mutation will be affected, because he carries only one X chromosome.
- A female carrying a mutation in one gene, with a normal gene on the other X chromosome, is generally unaffected.
External links
- NIH info on Aarskog syndrome
- Rare diseases info on Aarskog syndrome
- Medline plus on Aarskog syndrome
- Aarskog–Scott syndrome, detailed up-to-date information in OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man)* ==Latest research (Pubmed)==
External links
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