Medicine:Oculoauricular syndrome

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Oculoauricular syndrome
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Oculoauricular syndrome is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.

Oculoauricular syndrome is a rare genetic condition affecting the eyes and ears. It is due to mutations in the H6 family homeobox 1 (HMX1) gene. It is also known as the Schorderet-Munier-Franceschetti syndrome.

Signs and symptoms

The clinical features of this condition are as follows:[citation needed]

Eyes

Ears

  • malformed pinnae
  • low-set pinnae
  • crumpled helix
  • narrow external acoustic meatus
  • coloboma of the lobules

Hearing is normal

Genetics

This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. The gene responsible is located on the short arm of chromosome 4 (4p16.1)[1]

Pathogensis

This is not presently understood.[citation needed]

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

This includes

Epidemiology

This condition has only been described in three families to date (2017).[citation needed]

History

This condition was first described in 1945.[2] The gene responsible was identified in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Schorderet, D.F.; Nichini, O.; Boisset, G.; Polok, B.; Tiab, L.; Mayeur, H.; Raji, B; de la Houssaye, G et al. (2008). "Mutation in the human homeobox gene NKX5-3 causes an oculo-auricular syndrome". American Journal of Human Genetics 82 (5): 1178–1184. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.03.007. PMID 18423520. 
  2. Franceschetti, A/; Valerio, M. (1945). "Malformations associees des yeux et des oreilles". Confinia Neurologica 6 (5): 255–257. doi:10.1159/000105978. 

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