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Hair defect with photosensitivity and intellectual disability syndrome

MedGen UID:
383868
Concept ID:
C1856241
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Calderon Gonzalez-Cantu syndrome; Hair defect with photosensitivity and mental retardation; Hair defect-photosensitivity-intellectual disability syndrome; Kinky hair, photosensitivity, broken eyebrows and eyelashes, and nonprogressive mental retardation
SNOMED CT: Calderón González Cantu syndrome (721007005); Hair defect with photosensitivity and intellectual disability syndrome (721007005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0022316
OMIM®: 234030
Orphanet: ORPHA1408

Definition

Syndrome with the association of stubby, coarse, sparse and fragile hair, eyebrows and eyelashes with photosensitivity and nonprogressive intellectual deficit, without a demonstrable metabolic aberration. It has been described in three sisters born to consanguineous parents. [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Clinical features

From HPO
Intellectual disability
MedGen UID:
811461
Concept ID:
C3714756
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Intellectual disability, previously referred to as mental retardation, is characterized by subnormal intellectual functioning that occurs during the developmental period. It is defined by an IQ score below 70.
Sparse eyebrow
MedGen UID:
371332
Concept ID:
C1832446
Finding
Decreased density/number of eyebrow hairs.
Brittle hair
MedGen UID:
120480
Concept ID:
C0263490
Disease or Syndrome
Fragile, easily breakable hair, i.e., with reduced tensile strength.
Coarse hair
MedGen UID:
124454
Concept ID:
C0277959
Finding
Hair shafts are rough in texture.
Cutaneous photosensitivity
MedGen UID:
87601
Concept ID:
C0349506
Pathologic Function
An increased sensitivity of the skin to light. Photosensitivity may result in a rash upon exposure to the sun (which is known as photodermatosis). Photosensitivity can be diagnosed by phototests in which light is shone on small areas of skin.
Sparse eyelashes
MedGen UID:
375151
Concept ID:
C1843300
Finding
Decreased density/number of eyelashes.
Sparse hair
MedGen UID:
1790211
Concept ID:
C5551005
Finding
Reduced density of hairs.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Savary JB, Vasseur F, Vinatier D, Manouvrier S, Thomas P, Deminatti MM
Prenat Diagn 1991 Nov;11(11):859-66. doi: 10.1002/pd.1970111107. PMID: 1754556

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Theil AF, Botta E, Raams A, Smith DEC, Mendes MI, Caligiuri G, Giachetti S, Bione S, Carriero R, Liberi G, Zardoni L, Swagemakers SMA, Salomons GS, Sarasin A, Lehmann A, van der Spek PJ, Ogi T, Hoeijmakers JHJ, Vermeulen W, Orioli D
Am J Hum Genet 2019 Aug 1;105(2):434-440. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.06.017. PMID: 31374204Free PMC Article
Pereira LB, Valente NYS, Rocha VB
An Bras Dermatol 2018 Jan-Feb;93(1):135-137. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187727. PMID: 29641717Free PMC Article
Fortina AB, Alaibac M, Piaserico S, Peserico A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2001 Jan;15(1):65-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2001.00212.x. PMID: 11451329
Tuteja N, Tuteja R
Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2001;36(3):261-90. doi: 10.1080/20014091074192. PMID: 11450971
Bootsma D, Weeda G, Vermeulen W, van Vuuren H, Troelstra C, van der Spek P, Hoeijmakers J
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 1995 Jan 30;347(1319):75-81. doi: 10.1098/rstb.1995.0012. PMID: 7746858

Diagnosis

Theil AF, Botta E, Raams A, Smith DEC, Mendes MI, Caligiuri G, Giachetti S, Bione S, Carriero R, Liberi G, Zardoni L, Swagemakers SMA, Salomons GS, Sarasin A, Lehmann A, van der Spek PJ, Ogi T, Hoeijmakers JHJ, Vermeulen W, Orioli D
Am J Hum Genet 2019 Aug 1;105(2):434-440. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.06.017. PMID: 31374204Free PMC Article
Pereira LB, Valente NYS, Rocha VB
An Bras Dermatol 2018 Jan-Feb;93(1):135-137. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187727. PMID: 29641717Free PMC Article
Corbett MA, Dudding-Byth T, Crock PA, Botta E, Christie LM, Nardo T, Caligiuri G, Hobson L, Boyle J, Mansour A, Friend KL, Crawford J, Jackson G, Vandeleur L, Hackett A, Tarpey P, Stratton MR, Turner G, Gécz J, Field M
J Med Genet 2015 Apr;52(4):269-74. Epub 2015 Jan 22 doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2014-102418. PMID: 25612912
Fortina AB, Alaibac M, Piaserico S, Peserico A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2001 Jan;15(1):65-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2001.00212.x. PMID: 11451329
Savary JB, Vasseur F, Vinatier D, Manouvrier S, Thomas P, Deminatti MM
Prenat Diagn 1991 Nov;11(11):859-66. doi: 10.1002/pd.1970111107. PMID: 1754556

Prognosis

Kleijer WJ, Beemer FA, Boom BW
Am J Med Genet 1994 Aug 15;52(2):227-30. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320520220. PMID: 7802014

Clinical prediction guides

Corbett MA, Dudding-Byth T, Crock PA, Botta E, Christie LM, Nardo T, Caligiuri G, Hobson L, Boyle J, Mansour A, Friend KL, Crawford J, Jackson G, Vandeleur L, Hackett A, Tarpey P, Stratton MR, Turner G, Gécz J, Field M
J Med Genet 2015 Apr;52(4):269-74. Epub 2015 Jan 22 doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2014-102418. PMID: 25612912
Sanford KK, Parshad R, Price FM, Tarone RE, Lehmann AR
Mutat Res 1995 Feb;346(2):107-14. doi: 10.1016/0165-7992(95)90058-6. PMID: 7885400
Kleijer WJ, Beemer FA, Boom BW
Am J Med Genet 1994 Aug 15;52(2):227-30. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320520220. PMID: 7802014

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