The FLNA-related otopalatodigital (FLNA-OPD) spectrum disorders, characterized primarily by skeletal dysplasia, include the following allelic conditions: otopalatodigital syndrome type 1 (FLNA-OPD1), otopalatodigital syndrome type 2 (FLNA-OPD2), frontometaphyseal dysplasia (FLNA-FMD), Melnick-Needles syndrome (FLNA-MNS), and terminal osseous dysplasia (FLNA-TOD). In FLNA-OPD1, most manifestations are present at birth; females can present with severity similar to affected males, although some have only mild manifestations. In FLNA-OPD2, females are less severely affected than related affected males. Most males with FLNA-OPD2 die during the first year of life, usually from thoracic hypoplasia resulting in pulmonary insufficiency. Males who live beyond the first year of life are usually developmentally delayed and require respiratory support and assistance with feeding. In FLNA-FMD, females are less severely affected than related affected males who are hemizygous for the same allele. Males usually, but not always, demonstrate a skeletal dysplasia in association with hearing loss and, variably, joint contractures and hand and foot malformations. Progressive scoliosis is observed in both affected males and females. In females with FLNA-MNS, wide phenotypic variability is observed; some individuals are diagnosed in adulthood, while others require respiratory support and have reduced longevity. FLNA-MNS in males results in perinatal lethality in all known individuals. FLNA-TOD, seen only in females, is characterized by a skeletal dysplasia that is most prominent in the hand and feet, pigmentary defects of the skin, and recurrent digital fibromata. [from GeneReviews]
- MedGen UID:
- 335344
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- C1846129
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- Disease or Syndrome