Acrofacial dysostosis Catania type

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Alternate names[edit | edit source]

AFD Catania type; ACD; Opitz Mollica Sorge syndrome

Definition[edit | edit source]

A very rare acrofacialdysostosis characterized by mild intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), postnatal short stature, microcephaly, widow's peak, mandibulofacial dysostosis without cleft palate, frequent caries, mild pre- and postaxial limb hypoplasia with brachydactyly, mild interdigital webbing, simian creases, inguinal hernia and cryptorchidism and hypospadias in males.

NIH genetic and rare disease info[edit source]

Acrofacial dysostosis Catania type is a rare disease.


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